LENGTH OF LIFE OF AN ADULT AFTER DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETELY OBLITERATIVE CHRONIC CHOLANGITIS
Authors: B F HAWKINS, W N WEAVER, W P FITE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 August 1952LENGTH OF LIFE OF AN ADULT AFTER DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETELY OBLITERATIVE CHRONIC CHOLANGITISBARRY F. HAWKINS, M.D., WILLIAM N. WEAVER, M.D., W. PATTON FITE SR., M.D.BARRY F. HAWKINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM N. WEAVER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. PATTON FITE SR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-2-367 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNo reference has been found as to possible length of life in an adult after complete irremediable obstruction of the common bile duct has occurred. Infants with congenital atresia of the bile ducts may live as long as 24 to 30 months, and Holt and McIntosh1 mention one who lived for more than three years. The following case is presented to record the length of life of a 62 year old woman after the occurrence of completely obliterative chronic cholangitis involving all of the extrahepatic biliary radicals.CASE REPORTA 62 year old white female housewife was first seen by...Bibliography1. HoltMcIntosh LER: Holt's diseases of infancy and childhood, 11th Ed., 1940, D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc., N. Y.-London, p. 471. Google Scholar2. Cattell RB: Benign strictures of the biliary ducts, J.A.M.A. 134: 235-239, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Sowles HK: Obliterative cholangitis involving the extrahepatic bile ducts, New England J. Med. 214: 227-232, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Walters W: Complete stricture of the common and hepatic ducts, J.A.M.A. 96: 1121-1124, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Wilson GE: Benign strictures of the bile ducts with a new method of treatment, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 68: 288-294, 1939. Google Scholar6. Pearse HE: Vitallium tubes in biliary surgery, Ann. Surg. 115: 1031-1042, 1942. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Lahey FH: Strictures of the common and hepatic ducts, Ann. Surg. 105: 765-790, 1937. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Miller RT: Benign stricture of the bile ducts, Ann. Surg. 86: 296-303, 1927. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Judd ES: Stricture of common bile duct, Ann. Surg. 84: 404-410, 1926. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Walters W: Personal experiences in the treatment of benign obstructing lesions of the biliary tract, Surgery 3: 884-892, 1938. Google Scholar11. WaltersLewis WEB: Strictures of the common and hepatic ducts, Proc. Interst. Postgrad. M. A. North America (1939) 319-324 (Oct. 30-Nov. 3) 1940. Google Scholar12. Hagyard CE: Chronic cicatricial obstruction of extrahepatic bile ducts, Northwest. Med. 37: 237-242, 1938. Google Scholar13. FlickingerMasson FMJC: Reconstructive operations for benign stricture of the bile ducts, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 83: 24-36, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. Graham HF: Inflammatory obliteration of the common and hepatic ducts following cholecystectomy, Ann. Surg. 126: 811-813, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Eliot E: Benign cicatricial strictures of the bile ducts, Ann. Surg. 104: 668-700, 1936. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. Cole WH: Strictures of the common duct, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 81: 104-105, 1946. Google Scholar17. StraussStraussCrawfordStrauss AASFRAHA: Chronic biliary stasis, J.A.M.A. 101: 1365-1370, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. Judd ES: Disease of the biliary tract, S. Clin. North America 15: 1073-1089, 1935. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 16, 1951. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas Krankheitsbild der primären, fibrösen Gallengangsstenose 1 August 1952Volume 37, Issue 2Page: 367-372KeywordsBile ductsInfants ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...