Open AccessEctopic opening of the common bile duct into the duodenal bulb with recurrent choledocholithiasis: A case report
Author(s) -
Hao Xu,
Xin Li,
Kun Zhu,
Wence Zhou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i19.5332
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenal bulb , common bile duct , gastroenterology , general surgery , surgery , duodenum
Ectopic opening of the common bile duct is a condition with low incidence. Patients with an ectopic common bile duct opening have a high incidence of common bile duct stones and acute cholangitis. Patients with atypical symptoms and imaging findings are easily misdiagnosed; moreover, it is difficult to retrieve stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and common bile duct stones are prone to postsurgical recurrence.