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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3573-3575
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3573
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3573
Biliary cystadenoma
Miguel A Hernandez Bartolome, Sagrario Fuerte Ruiz, Israel Manzanedo Romero, Beatriz Ramos Lojo, Manuel Limones Esteban, General and Digestive System Surgery Service, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid 28904, Spain
Ignacio Rodriguez Prieto, General and Digestive System Surgery Service, Parla Hospital, Madrid 28904, Spain
Luis Gimenez Alvira, General and Digestive System Surgery Service, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Madrid 28904, Spain
Rosario Granados Carreño, Pathologycal Anathomy Service, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid 28904, Spain
Author contributions: Fuerte Ruiz S, Rodriguez Prieto I and Gimenez Alvira L collected the patient data; Hernandez Bartolome MA and Manzanedo Romero I wrote the paper; Hernandez Bartolome MA, Fuerte Ruiz S, Ramos Lojo B and Limones Esteban M revised the paper; Hernandez Bartolome MA, Fuerte Ruiz S, Rodriguez Prieto I and Granados Carreño R contributed to the figures.
Correspondence to: Miguel A Hernandez Bartolome, General and Digestive System Surgery Service, University Hospital of Getafe, Carretera Toledo (M-401) KM 12,500, Getafe, Madrid 28904, Spain. mik_hb@yahoo.es
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Received: April 10, 2008
Revised: June 16, 2008
Accepted: June 23, 2008
Published online: July 28, 2009
Revised: June 16, 2008
Accepted: June 23, 2008
Published online: July 28, 2009
Abstract
The diagnosis of cystadenoma is rare, even more so when located in the extrahepatic bile duct. Unspecific clinical signs may lead this pathology to be misdiagnosed. The need for pathological anatomy in order to distinguish cystadenomas from simple biliary cysts is crucial. The most usual treatment nowadays is resection of the bile duct, together with cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y reconstruction.