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ArticleCureus2021

Immunoglobulin G4 Cholangiopathy Masquerading as a Klatskin Tumor: An Interesting Case.

Bianca Varda, Shehroz Aslam, Zaid Ansari, Mital Patel

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bianca VardaInternal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
Shehroz AslamInternal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
Zaid AnsariInternal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
Mital PatelOncology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
Creighton University · USSt. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) cholangiopathy is used to describe regional biliary involvement in a systemic fibro-inflammatory and infiltrative disease, IgG4-related disease. Occasionally, it tends to present with localized disease leading to an extensive workup to rule out malignancy and infections, especially since IgG4-related disease is an uncommon entity. Herein, we present a case of a 68-year-old male who presented with pruritus and steatorrhea with imaging studies revealing a biliary hilar mass concerning for malignancy. Subsequent extensive testing was inconclusive of malignancy and finally noted to have elevated IgG4 levels as part of a broader workup. The patient was started on prednisone with the resulting improvement in his symptoms and the imaging findings.

Indexed as

bismuthcholangiocarcinomaendoscopic ultrasound (eus)endoscopy ercphilar tumourigg4 diseaseklatskinmagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (mrcp)

Identifiers

PMID34646674
PMCPMC8484694
OpenAlexW3197259341

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