Short clinical case: the indeterminate biliary stricture

Abstract

A 59-year-old male presented with vague symptoms of right upper quadrant pain. He provided a history of having undergone three endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs) in the last 14 months, the last being eight months prior to his presentation. He stated that he had had his first onset of jaundice 14 months ago and the doctor had placed a stent to relieve an obstruction. He was not sure what the investigations were, but he said the doctor told him not to worry, all was OK.