Extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma: an unusual cause of recurrent cholangitis

Ray, Sukanta; Khamrui, Sujan; Mridha, Asit Ranjan; Mukherjee, Biswarup

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.03.027

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Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages e3-e4, January 2010

Extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma: an unusual cause of recurrent cholangitis

Sukanta Ray, M.B.B.S., M.S., M.Ch.
- Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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Sujan Khamrui, M.B.B.S., D.G.O.
- Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
Asit Ranjan Mridha, M.B.B.S., M.D.
- Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
Biswarup Mukherjee, M.B.B.S., M.S., M.R.C.S.
- Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India

Received 3 January 2009; received in revised form 6 March 2009 published online 19 October 2009.

Abstract

Extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma is a rare benign lesion with malignant potential. Fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. The most common clinical presentation is obstructive jaundice. Frank cholangitis is extremely rare. The authors report a case of extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma in a 55-year-old woman who presented with recurrent episodes of cholangitis.

Keywords: Biliary cystadenoma, Ovarian stroma, Contrast-enhanced computed tomography, Cholangitis