Bile duct hamartomas--the von Meyenburg complex.
Hamartomas of the bile duct (von Meyenburg complex) are benign neoplasms of the liver, constituted histologically cystic dilatations of the bile duct, encompassed by fibrous stroma. We report a 42-year-old female patient with symptomatic cholecystitis, whose gross and ultrasonic appearance suggestive of multiple liver metastases. Magnetic resonance imaging and liver biopsy are the gold standards for diagnosis of this rare hepatobiliary condition.
Salles
Valdemir José Alegre
VJ
University of Taubaté, Department of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil. valiris@vivax.com.br
Marotta
Alexandre
A
Netto
Jorge Miguel Kather
JM
Speranzini
Manlio Basílio
MB
Martins
Marcos Roberto
MR
D000328:Adult; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014741:Video Recording