Progressive papillomatosis of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. Case report.
Papillomatosis of the bile ducts is uncommon, with only 26 cases in the available literature. The salient symptom is icterus, often with right-sided abdominal pain. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography nowadays permit preoperative diagnosis. Complete removal should be the aim, because of the tendency to continuous growth, intrahepatic spread and malignant degeneration. Four cases are presented.
Böttger
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Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Mainz Medical School, FRG.
Sorger
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Jenny
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Junginger
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D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002758:Cholangiography; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010212:Papilloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology