1/290. Choledochoduodenal fistula at the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb: a rare complication of duodenal ulcer.A 38 year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaint of epigastralgia. His laboratory data revealed leukocytosis and increased serum amylase, and abdominal ultrasonography revealed diffuse swelling of the pancreas. Thus, he was diagnosed as having acute pancreatitis. Moreover, abdominal computed tomography showed pneumobilia in the gallbladder and the common bile duct. Gastroduodenal fiberscopy demonstrated peptic ulcer scars around a foramen with smooth margins at the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb. The bile juice flowed from the bottom of the foramen. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography revealed the fistula between the common bile duct and the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb, but not the posterior wall. However, there was no pancreatico-biliary maljunction and no stones in the gallbladder or bile duct. This is a rare case of choledochoduodenal fistula at the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb caused by duodenal peptic ulcer disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = bile duct, bile, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/290. Obstructive jaundice and acute cholangitis due to papillary stenosis.Papillary stenosis is characterized by fixed fibrosis leading to structural outflow obstruction and it is usually secondary to inflammation and fibrosis from the chronic passage of gallstones, episodes of acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, sclerosing cholangitis, peptic ulcer disease, and cholesterolosis. However, obstructive jaundice with or without acute cholangitis which leads the physician to suspect the presence of malignancy as a cause is a rare manifestation of papillary stenosis. We report here a case of papillary stenosis presenting with obstructive jaundice and acute cholangitis. The lesion was so difficult to exclude the presence of malignancy preoperatively and intraoperatively that a pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. Histologic examination of the resected specimen revealed fibrosis, adenomatoid ductal hyperplasia, and mild chronic inflammation of the papilla of Vater and distal common bile duct.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33825566071047keywords = bile duct, bile, duct, obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/290. Long term treatment of biliary stricture due to chronic pancreatitis with a metallic stent.The exact role of endoprostheses in the management of chronic pancreatitis-associated biliary strictures has not yet been clearly established. We report an unusual case of a patient with this condition who was treated for an unexpectedly long term with a self-expanding metallic endoprosthesis. There has only been one previous report of the use of metallic stents in this situation. It appears that metallic endoprostheses may have a role to play in the management of selected patients who have chronic pancreatitis-associated bile duct stricture.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.32061090546716keywords = bile duct, bile, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/290. Isolated common bile duct tuberculosis.We report a patient with isolated involvement of common bile duct by tuberculosis. The diagnosis was established by histological examination of the resected specimen. Surgery and antitubercular chemotherapy resulted in complete recovery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.6030545273358keywords = bile duct, bile, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/290. gallbladder carcinoma with choledochoduodenal fistula: a case report with surgical treatment.A 79 year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of upper abdominal pain and nausea. A mobile tumor was palpable in the right upper abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography, computed tomography and celiac angiography revealed a gallbladder tumor. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography revealed a fistula 1.5 cm oral to the orifice of the papilla of Vater, dilatation of the common bile duct, and a filling defect in the gallbladder. Pancreatoduodenectomy associated with reconstruction using Imanaga's method was performed under a pre-operative diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma with choledochoduodenal fistula. The gallbladder contained a tumor and two bilirubin stones impacted in the orifice of the duodenal papilla. Histological studies confirmed that the gallbladder tumor was a mucinous adenocarcinoma and had not infiltrated the bile duct. We speculated that choledochoduodenal fistula stimulated the development of cancer due to chronic irritation from pancreatic juice reflux.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.41389044604102keywords = bile duct, bile, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/290. pancreaticoduodenectomy for chronic pancreatitis: a case report and literature review.This is a case report of a patient with chronic pancreatitis who presented with biliary, duodenal and portal vein obstruction, a mass in the head of the pancreas, and a CA 19-9 level of 372 U/ml. Thus, the concern was raised as to the possibility of pancreatic cancer in this patient. We discuss the difficulties in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in patients with chronic pancreatitis and the treatment options available for patients with chronic pancreatitis where the significant findings involve the head of the pancreas. Finally, a brief review is given describing the pertinent literature on the surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis and the current indications of pancreaticoduodenectomy for chronic pancreatitis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.00069978186648708keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/290. Abdominal distention and shock in an infant.Acute abdominal distention in the pediatric patient may be attributable to extraperitoneal fluid, masses, organomegaly, air, an ileus, a functional or mechanical bowel obstruction, or injury and blood secondary to trauma. An infant who presents to the emergency department with acute abdominal distention and shock is a true emergency for which the differential diagnosis is extensive. An unusual case of abdominal distention, ascites, hematochezia, and shock in an infant, subsequently found to have spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct is reported. This uncommon cause of abdominal distention and shock in an infant is many times left out of the differential diagnosis of an acute abdomen. The presentation may be as an uncommon acute form or a classis subacute type. This patient had hematochezia, which had not been previously reported in association with this entity. Failure to recognize and treat an acute abdomen can result in high mortality.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.32131068733365keywords = bile duct, bile, duct, obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/290. Ampullary hamartoma: A rare cause of biliary obstruction.Tumors of the papilla of Vater are very rare. Despite advanced imaging techniques the distinction between benign and malignant tumors remains very difficult. Because most ampullary and periampullary tumors are malignant, primary management is surgical. Here we report the case of a 65-year-old man with biliary obstruction caused by an ampullary hamartoma simulating cancer. The correct diagnosis was not established until surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.0034989093324354keywords = obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/290. Biliary ascariasis: CT, MR cholangiopancreatography, and navigator endoscopic appearance--report of a case of acute biliary obstruction.A case of acute common bile duct obstruction caused by a roundworm in a 6-year-old girl is reported. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed "bull's-eye" and "eye-glass" appearances of the ascaris in the common bile duct. On reformation of the transverse CT and coronal MR images, the tubular ascaris was better depicted. MRI and navigator endoscopic demonstrations of the common bile duct ascaris have not been described previously in the literature. These CT and MRI findings may be helpful in the diagnosis of ascaris.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.0810969374882keywords = bile duct obstruction, bile duct, duct obstruction, bile, duct, obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/290. Spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct in infancy: role of Tc-99m mebrofenin hepatobiliary imaging.A 2-month-old infant had jaundice that began 3 days after birth. The clinical features were suggestive of biliary obstruction. Tc-99m mebrofenin hepatobiliary imaging confirmed the diagnosis of spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct, and surgical intervention resulted in progressive recovery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.6037543092023keywords = bile duct, bile, duct, obstruction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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