title: Progression and regression of biloma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy evaluated by computed tomography.
abstract: The natural course of biloma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) was successfully followed and evaluated by computed tomography (CT). Biloma is one of the major complications after LC. However, the processes of biloma progression and regression have not yet been reported in detail. We encountered a case of minor leakage of bile juice after LC. Unexpected injury of the Luschka duct (accessory bile duct) was suspected. We examined this patient periodically by CT, which is very reliable and easy to use for postoperative evaluation. Biloma gradually developed within 6 months as we suspected. We successfully detected the presence of the Luschka duct by bilomagraphy. The patient was symptomatically silent for the next 6 months as the size of the biloma spontaneously decreased. Therefore, it is not always necessary to carry out treatment for biloma after LC if the patient has no symptoms. This is the first report that shows the progression and regression of biloma evaluated precisely by CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dohtoh Hospital, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuguchi
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koide
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nobuoka
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries*; D002758:Cholangiography; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed