원발성 경화성 담관염 2예

Primary sclerosing cholangitis characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the biliary tree with diffuse multifocal stricture formation is a chronic cholestatic liver disease that often progresses to cirrhosis and premature death from liver failure. Because histologic findings are not diagnostic in the majority of patients, the gold standard for diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis is cholangiography. We present two cases of primary sclerosing cholangitis diagnosed by typical cholangiographic findings through the endoscopic retrograde cholangiography(ERC). (Korean J Gastroenterol 1995;27:138-143)