TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2018-3-113
TI - The Great Imposture: Eosinophilic Cholangitis
AU -  Schammel , David
AU - Christine  , Schammel
AU - Krishna , Yamuna
AU - Schammel , Joshua
AU - Trocha , Steven
AU - Young , Allison
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2018
DA - Wed 14, Nov 2018
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2018.03.013
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/the-great-imposture-eosinophilic-cholangitis_SCR-3-113 
KW - biliary obstruction, benign liver disease, cholangiocarcinoma, diagnostic algorithm, malignant versus benign
AB - Eosinophilic Cholangitis (EC) is a rare, benign disease often mistaken for cholangiocarcinoma as
clinically and radiologically EC resembles cholangiocarcinoma. Often, extensive hepatobiliary
resections for a presumed malignancy are completed; however, with appropriate diagnosis EC can
be managed medically. We present two cases of EC with a comprehensive literature review and a
proposed diagnostic decision algorithm for EC by which to evaluate suspicious lesions with biliary
obstruction and potentially avoid surgery for this benign disease.