Liver atrophy associated with monolobar Caroli's disease.
The association of the atrophy-hypertrophy complex in monolobar Caroli's disease (Type I) is reported in a 30 year old male who presented with recurrent cholangitis. Ultrasound and CT scan showed localised, right sided, saccular biliary dilatation in a normal sized liver. Severe right lobar atrophy was detected at operation and the resected right lobe weighed only 140 gms. Distortion of the hilar vascular anatomy and posterior displacement of the right hepatic duct orifice were problems encountered at surgery.
Department of Surgery, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.
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Mohan
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Thomas
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D'Cunha
D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male