Common bile duct adenoma: case report and brief review of literature

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2010 Dec;20(6):e193-4. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181f93733.

Abstract

Papillary adenomas of the common bile duct are a rare entity with few published case reports and limited knowledge on its natural progression. We report here a case of common bile duct papillary adenoma in a 69-year-old female who presented with symptoms of common bile duct obstruction. She was treated with local endoscopic excision of the mass that has benign features. A brief review of literature is discussed with a proposed treatment plan for follow-up with surveillance endoscopy and ultrasonography as opposed to the radical resection for benign findings on pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenoma / surgery*
  • Aged
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Common Bile Duct / pathology
  • Common Bile Duct Diseases / diagnosis
  • Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
  • Ultrasonography