Primary biliary cirrhosis after aortoiliac reconstruction surgery using a Y-graft
Tomoko Inoue1, Katsuya Shiraki, Hiroyuki Fuke
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
World Journal of Gastroenterology
|November 8, 2005
Abstract:
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease characterized by anti-mitochondrial antibodies and destruction of intra-hepatic bile ducts. Though little is known about the etiology of PBC, some reports suggest that xenobiotics and viral infections may induce PBC. We describe a case of PBC after the aortoiliac reconstruction surgery using a Y-graft.