Open AccessCommon bile duct lesions - how cholangioscopy helps rule out intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct: A case report
Author(s) -
Silvia Cocca,
Giuseppe Grande,
Luca Reggiani Bonetti,
Paolo Magistri,
Stefano Di Sandro,
Fabrizio Di Benedetto,
Rita Conigliaro,
Helga Bertani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i12.555
Subject(s) - medicine , bile duct , common bile duct , bile duct cancer , general surgery , gastroenterology , radiology
Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) is a rare variant of bile duct tumors, characterized by an exophytic growth exhibiting a papillary mass within the bile duct lumen and it can be localized anywhere along the biliary tree, with morphological variations and occasional invasion.