title: Absence of the common bile duct and junction of the cystic duct with the left hepatic duct in a patient with chronic portal vein thrombosis.
abstract: A50-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital because of fatigue and a palpable abdominal mass. The diagnoses of chronic renal failure and portal vein thrombosis were established by specific investigations. Incidentally, junction of the cystic duct with the left hepatic duct and absence of the common bile duct were found during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography study. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of an absence of the common bile duct and junction of the cystic duct with the left hepatic duct in a patient with chronic portal vein thrombosis. Such lesions may cause unexpected complications during biliary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ersan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozaslan
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dağli
authors.forename: Ferhun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balkanci
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*