ABSTRACT:
Background: Jacques Caroli, a gastroenterologist, first described a rare congenital condition in 1958 in Paris, France. He described it as "nonobstructive saccular or fusiform multi-focal segmental dilatation of the intra-hepatic bile ducts"; basically, he observed cavernous ectasia in the biliary tree causing a chronic, often life-threatening hepatobiliary disease. Caroli, born in France in 1902, learned and practiced medicine in Angers. After World War II he was chief of service for 30 years at Saint-Antoine in Paris. Before dying in 1979, he was honored with the rank of commander in the Legion of Honour in 1976.
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Manjusha Mahakarkar. Caroli Disease. Int. J. Adv. Nur. Management. 2017; 5(4): 354-356. doi: 10.5958/2454-2652.2017.00075.0
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Manjusha Mahakarkar. Caroli Disease. Int. J. Adv. Nur. Management. 2017; 5(4): 354-356. doi: 10.5958/2454-2652.2017.00075.0 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2017-5-4-15