Tuberculosis of the Common Bile Duct: Rare Cause of Obstructive Jaundice

ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis (TB) is a very rare cause of biliary stricture that isdifficult to diagnose and usually requires surgical interventionin order to rule out underlying malignant etiology. A 48-yearsold man with obstructive jaundice, who was originally thoughtto have cholangio-carcinoma. He underwent repeatedtreatments with endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) andreceived two schedule of chemotherapy, was finally proved tohave tuberculosis of the common bile duct with adjacenttuberculous lymphadenitis. Following exploration of CBD,histopathological report of CBD and lymph node he made acomplete recovery.