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Obstructive Jaundice Associated with Polcystic Liver Disease

Author(s) -

Jan Dmitrewski,

Simon Olliff,

J. A. C. Buckels

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

hpb surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1607-8462

pISSN - 0894-8569

DOI - 10.1155/1996/83547

Subject(s) - medicine , polycystic liver disease , jaundice , obstructive jaundice , complication , cyst , disease , percutaneous , liver disease , decompression , general surgery , surgery , gastroenterology , liver transplantation , transplantation

A 65 year old patient with polycystic liver disease presented with obstructive jaundice thought to be a cholangiocarcinoma. Subsequent investigations demonstrated a large cyst compressing the confluence of the hepatic ducts. Percutaneous decompression of the biliary tree led to a complication necessitating surgery. Treatment options for symptomatic polycystic liver disease are reviewed.

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