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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul 28;15(28):3573-5.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3573.

Biliary cystadenoma

Miguel A Hernandez Bartolome  1 , Sagrario Fuerte Ruiz, Israel Manzanedo Romero, Beatriz Ramos Lojo, Ignacio Rodriguez Prieto, Luis Gimenez Alvira, Rosario Granados Carreño, Manuel Limones Esteban
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Case Reports

Biliary cystadenoma

Miguel A Hernandez Bartolome et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

The diagnosis of cystadenoma is rare, even more so when located in the extrahepatic bile duct. Unspecific clinical signs may lead this pathology to be misdiagnosed. The need for pathological anatomy in order to distinguish cystadenomas from simple biliary cysts is crucial. The most usual treatment nowadays is resection of the bile duct, together with cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y reconstruction.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
X-ray image showing a choledochal cyst in the bile ducts (Cholangio-NMR).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Macroscopy displaying significant dilatation of the bile duct and an evident cyst in the sample.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Microscopic view of the sample revealing a multiloculated cystic lesion (A) and a fibrous cyst wall is fibrous lined by epithelium (B).
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