Biliary Cystadenoma Causing Obstructive Jaundice: Case Report and Literature Review

Autor: Noor Jawad, Adam K. Woolf, Jo-Anne Chin-Aleong, Ralph Greaves, Hemant M. Kocher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Gastroenterology, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 269-274 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000226254
Popis: Biliary cystadenomas are rare, potentially malignant neoplasms of biliary origin. Presentation is usually with vague and non-specific symptoms. Here, we describe an unusual case of biliary cystadenoma in a woman presenting with acute onset obstructive jaundice and review the relevant literature of 26 such cases reported over the last two decades.
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