Open AccessAdenomas of the common bile duct in familial adenomatous polyposis
Author(s) -
Mao-Lin Yan,
Jun-Yong Pan,
Yan Bai,
Zhide Lai,
Zhong Chen,
Yaodong Wang
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i10.3150
Subject(s) - familial adenomatous polyposis , medicine , gastroenterology , acute pancreatitis , common bile duct , duodenum , pancreatitis , bile duct , adenomatous polyposis coli , adenocarcinoma , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or Gardner's syndrome is often accompanied by adenomas of the stomach and duodenum. We experienced a case of adenomas of the common bile duct in a 40-year-old woman with FAP presenting with acute cholangitis. Only 8 cases of adenomas or adenocarcinoma of the common bile duct have been reported in the literature in patients with FAP or Gardner's syndrome. Those patients presented with acute cholangitis or pancreatitis. Local excision or Whipple procedure may be the reasonable surgical option.