Biliary Cyst: An Unusual Cause of Cholestasis Post Cholecystectomy

Cureus. 2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53171. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53171. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Biliary cysts are relatively uncommon and they can be congenital or acquired and can have various presentations such as cholelithiasis, cholangitis, jaundice, and pancreatitis. Biliary cysts are associated with a high risk of biliary cancers and such risk increases with age. Identification of biliary cysts warrants an aggressive approach to lower cancer risk. Surgical management has a high success rate and it lowers morbidity, mortality, and cancer risk. We present a 40-year-old female who had a cholecystectomy in 2016. She presented with obstructive jaundice and was found to have a class I biliary cyst. She underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stenting which led to complete resolution of her symptoms. Later, she underwent elective Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy with cyst resection three months later. She underwent a successful recovery.

Keywords: biliary cysts; choledochal cysts; endoscopy ercp; hepato biliary cancers; jaundice cholestatic; magnatic resonance cholangiopancreaticography(mrcp); obstructive jaundice; post cholecystectomy complications; right upper quadrant abdominal pain; roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy.

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  • Case Reports