title: Obstructing mucocele of the cystic duct after transplantation of the liver.
abstract: A tension mucocele was created in three hepatic homografts by ligating a low-lying cystic duct during transplant cholecystectomy and by incorporating its outflow end into the anastomosis of the common hepatic duct to the recipient common duct or Roux limb of jejunum. The consequent complication of obstruction of the biliary tract that necessitated reoperation and excision of the mucocele in all three patients can be avoided by the simple expedient of completely removing the cystic duct when feasible or providing egress to the secretion of the cystic duct as described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Health Center of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koneru
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Zajko
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sher
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tzakis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Starzl
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation