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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2005;26(4): 912-917. |
Caroli’s Disease로 인한 담관염 환자 치험 1례 |
조영기1, 문미현1, 이성균1, 정현애2, 이정섭1, 임은경1, 이윤재1, 문구1, 신선호1, 김동웅1 |
1원광대학교 한의과대학 전주한방병원 2원광대학교 한의과대학 익산한방병원 |
Treated One Case of Cholangitis Due to Caroli’s Disease |
Young-kee Cho1, Mi-hyun Moon1, Seong-kyun Lee1, Hyun-ae Jeong2, Jung-sub Lee1, Eun-kyung Rhim1, Yun-jae Lee1, Goo Moon1, Sun-ho Shin1, Dong-woung Kim1 |
1Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital, Jeonju, Korea 2Wonkwang University Iksan Oriental Medicine Hospital, Iksan, Korea |
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Received: August 26, 2005, Accepted: October 11, 2005, Published online: December 30, 2005. |
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ABSTRACT |
Caroli’s disease is a non-obstructive dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. It is a rare congenital disorder that classically causes saccular ductal dilatation, which usually is segmental dilatation. Caroli’s disease is associated with recurrent bacterial cholangitis and stone formation. A 57 years-old female inpatient suffering from cholangitis due to Caroli’s disease was admitted at Wonkwang University Jeonju Oriental Medicine Hospital. The patient was treated with herbal medicine such as Yongdamsagan-tang and acupunture. As result, there was improvement of symptoms. The process and content of treatment and the patient’s recovery over general symptoms is described. |
Key words:
Caroli’s disease, cholangitis, Yongdamsagan-tang(longdanxiegan-tang) |
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