Open AccessLaparoscopic management of biliary obstruction secondary to sarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Philip Mason Hamby,
A. Reizenman,
J. P. Walker
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
case studies in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-732X
pISSN - 2377-7311
DOI - 10.5430/css.v3n1p25
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , etiology , gallbladder , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , biliary tract , common hepatic duct , common bile duct , radiology , gastroenterology , general surgery
Evaluation of the patient presenting with an elevated bilirubin often involves a study of the biliary tract for potential obstruction. Potential etiologies for obstruction of the common bile duct (CBD) include choledocholithiasis, pancreatic or ampullary neoplasm, cholangiocarcinoma, or extrinsic compression. Extrinsic compression can be from the gallbladder itself (Mirizzi’s syndrome) or a neoplasm in adjacent lymph nodes. We describe an unusual cause of CBD obstruction – sarcoidosis; as well as the workup, and the laparoscopic treatment of regional sarcoidosis.