Diverticulum of the common bile duct. A case report.
A rare choledochal diverticulum was found when a 56-year-old woman was operated on for obstructive icterus. The peroperative cholangiography finding was normal. However, palpation revealed a diverticulum of the intra-pancreatic portion of the common bile duct. Through transduodenal sphincterotomy stones and turbid bile were evacuated from the diverticulum. Excision from this anatomic region seemed to be impossible.
D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography