Two Cases of Type Va Extrahepatic Bile Duct Duplication With Distal Klatskin Tumor Surgically Treated with Whipple Procedure and Hepaticojejunostomy.
We describe the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of a type Va extrahepatic bile duct duplication coexistent with distally located hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor). We present 2 cases that were diagnosed preoperatively and treated with a modified surgical technique of a combined pylorus-preserving Whipple procedure and hepaticojejunostomy.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Tariq A
TA
Hammad
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Yaseen
Y
Alastal
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Muhammad Ali
MA
Khan
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Mohammad
M
Hammad
Division of Gastroenerology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Osama
O
Alaradi
Department of General Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY.
Ankesh
A
Nigam
Division of Gastroenerology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Thomas C
TC
Sodeman
Division of Gastroenerology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Ali
A
Nawras