Kośnik A, Stadnik A, Szczepankiewicz B, Patkowski W, Wójcicki M. Spontaneous rupture of a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver resulting in a huge biloma in a pregnant woman: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(30): 9114-9121 [PMID: 34786394 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i30.9114]
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Maciej Wójcicki, MD, PhD, Professor, Surgeon, Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a, Warsaw 02-097, Poland. maciej.wojcicki@uckwum.pl
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2021; 9(30): 9114-9121 Published online Oct 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i30.9114
Spontaneous rupture of a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver resulting in a huge biloma in a pregnant woman: A case report
Artur Kośnik, Anna Stadnik, Benedykt Szczepankiewicz, Waldemar Patkowski, Maciej Wójcicki
Artur Kośnik, Maciej Wójcicki, Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
Anna Stadnik, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
Benedykt Szczepankiewicz, Department of Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
Waldemar Patkowski, Department of General, Transplant, and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
Author contributions: Kośnik A designed and wrote the paper and reviewed the literature; Stadnik A designed and wrote the paper, performed imaging analysis; Szczepankiewicz B reviewed the literature and performed pathological analysis; Patkowski W performed surgery and conceptualised the paper; Wójcicki M wrote and approved the final manuscript; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Maciej Wójcicki, MD, PhD, Professor, Surgeon, Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a, Warsaw 02-097, Poland. maciej.wojcicki@uckwum.pl
Received: March 14, 2021 Peer-review started: March 14, 2021 First decision: July 14, 2021 Revised: July 26, 2021 Accepted: September 16, 2021 Article in press: September 16, 2021 Published online: October 26, 2021 Processing time: 220 Days and 14.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The differential diagnosis and management of biliary cystic neoplasms of the liver may be very challenging, especially in the setting of pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, we describe herein the first case of a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver (MCN-L) with spontaneous rupture leading to the formation of a huge biloma in a pregnant woman. This was treated with percutaneous drainage of the biloma, followed by MCN-L removal via left hepatectomy with extrahepatic bile duct resection and anastomosis of the right hepatic duct with the Roux limb of the jejunum in the second trimester of pregnancy. We believe that the growth of this subepithelial stroma due to the high levels of sex hormones during pregnancy might have been the main causative factor that led to the tumour rupture and the formation of a biloma in our patient.
