title: Schwannoma of common bile duct causing obstructive jaundice.
abstract: Benign schwannomas arise from neural crest-derived Schwann cells. Schwannomas occurring in the biliary tract become clinically symptomatic due to their compression on the extra hepatic biliary tract causing obstructive jaundice. Their preoperative diagnosis is extremely difficult. We report a 38-year-old male who presented with pain abdomen and jaundice. Computed tomography of abdomen showed extra luminal compression of common bile duct (CBD) possibly by a lymph nodal mass. Resection of the CBD, gall bladder and the mass compressing the CBD with Rouxen-Y hepaticojejunostomy was performed. The final histopathology was reported as a schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parameshwarappa
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Sampath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Basavaraj
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Manna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valliathan
keywords: Common bile duct; Extrahepatic; Obstructive jaundice; Schwannoma