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01-08-2009 | Case Report

Neuroma of the Bile Duct: A Late Complication After Cholecystectomy

Authors: Ian M. Paquette, Arief A. Suriawinata, Kim Ornvold, Timothy B. Gardner, David A. Axelrod

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 8/2009

Abstract

Introduction

Extrahepatic biliary obstruction with a mass in the common bile duct and elevated CA 19-9 level is often due to cholangiocarcinoma.

Case Report

We present a case of a 71 year-old woman who presented with an extrahepatic biliary obstruction and a mass in the common bile duct 45 years after cholecystectomy. Pathologic analysis revealed a bile duct neuroma. We present the preoperative imaging, operative management, pathologic diagnosis, and literature review of this rare condition.

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Title: Neuroma of the Bile Duct: A Late Complication After Cholecystectomy
Authors: Ian M. Paquette
Arief A. Suriawinata
Kim Ornvold
Timothy B. Gardner
David A. Axelrod
Publication date: 01-08-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-009-0814-x

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Neuroma of the Bile Duct: A Late Complication After Cholecystectomy

Abstract

Introduction

Case Report

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Introduction

Case Report

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