title: Common bile duct adenoma: case report and brief review of literature.
abstract: Papillary adenomas of the common bile duct are a rare entity with few published case reports and limited knowledge on its natural progression. We report here a case of common bile duct papillary adenoma in a 69-year-old female who presented with symptoms of common bile duct obstruction. She was treated with local endoscopic excision of the mass that has benign features. A brief review of literature is discussed with a proposed treatment plan for follow-up with surveillance endoscopy and ultrasonography as opposed to the radical resection for benign findings on pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. munshia@upstate.edu
authors.forename: Amani G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: Moustafa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D014463:Ultrasonography