Villous adenoma of the common hepatic duct: the role of ultrasound in management.
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چکیده
A case of villous adenoma of the common hepatic duct causing obstructive jaundice, where the diagnosis was made by ultrasound guided percutaneous biopsy is reported. At surgery ultrasonography was used to define the extent and operability of the tumour.
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Villous adenoma of the common hepatic duct: the importance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for relevant diagnosis. A case report and review of the literature.
Adenomas are frequently encountered in the lower digestive tract but are rarely diagnosed in the biliary tree. We report a case of villous adenoma of the common hepatic duct. A 58-year old male was admitted with a four week history of intermittent upper right quadrant pain. Gray scale and contrast-enhanced abdominal ultrasound showed a mass inside the common hepatic duct with arterial enhanceme...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 31 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990