Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
|  | Patients (n = 9) | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex (Male/Female) | 5/4 | 55.5/44.4 |
CD/CS | 9/0 | 100/0 |
Mean age, (y) | 54 | Â |
Prior cholecystectomy | 3 | 33.3 |
Prior endoscopic intervention | 7 | 77.7 |
Clinical presentation | ||
 Abdominal pain | 9 | 100 |
 Fever | 4 | 44.4 |
 Severe cholangitis or jaundice | 3 | 33.3 |
Biology | ||
 Cholestasis | 4 | 44.4 |
 Hepatic cytolysis | 3 | 33.3 |
 ↑ Carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19–9 | 1 | 11.1 |
 ↑ Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | 1 | 11.1 |
Imaging findings | ||
 Intrahepatic bile duct stones | 4 | 44.4 |
 Choledocholithiasis | 2 | 22.2 |
 Gallbladder lithiasis | 2 | 22.2 |
 Dilatation of bile ducts | 6 | 66.6 |
 Dot sign | 1 | 11.1 |
 Hepatic abscess | 2 | 22.2 |
 Hepatic mass | 1 | 11.1 |
 Thrombosis of the right portal vein | 1 | 11.1 |
 Stenosis of the left bile duct | 1 | 11.1 |
 Interval until diagnosis, mean (y) | 4 | 44.4 |
 Unilobar (Left/Right) | 6/3 | 66.6/33.3 |