Open AccessGiant hepatobiliary cystadenoma in a male with obvious convex papillate
Author(s) -
Zhipeng Qu,
Qiang He,
Ren Lang,
Fei Pan,
Zhong-kui Jin,
Sheng Qin-song,
Dong Zhang,
Xiaosheng Zhang,
Da-Zhi Chen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.1906
Subject(s) - medicine , cystadenoma , hepatectomy , radiology , general surgery , gastroenterology , surgery , resection , pancreas
Hepatobiliary cystadenoma is an uncommon lesion that is most often found in middle-aged women and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Here, we report a case of giant hepatobiliary cystadenoma in a male patient with obvious convex papillate. On the basis of imaging examinations, the patient was diagnosed as hepatobiliary cystadenoma prior to operation. Left hepatectomy was performed and the patient was symptom-free during a 6-mo follow-up period, suggesting that imaging examination is the major diagnostic method of hepatobiliary cystadenoma, and operation is its best treatment modality.