Obstructive Jaundice Due to Compression of the Common Bile Duct by Variant Right Hepatic Artery.
- Author:
Min Jae KIM
1
;
Young CHOI
;
Gun Jung YOUN
;
Rae Seok LEE
;
Jong Ho PARK
;
Jue Young LEE
;
Yeon Ho JOO
;
Yun Bok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Obstructive jaundice;
Hepatic artery;
Common bile duct
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Common Bile Duct*;
Dilatation;
Hepatic Artery*;
Humans;
Jaundice;
Jaundice, Obstructive*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
2014;19(2):79-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extrahepatic bile duct can be compressed by right hepatic artery (RHA) and cause a variety of hepatobiliary symptoms. This condition is referred to as RHA syndrome. A 20-year-old man was admitted because of jaundice. No stones or tumor were visible on CT scan and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. However, RHA was seen traversing and compressing the mid common bile duct (CBD) with resultant upstream dilatation. The patient was diagnosed with obstructive jaundice due to compression of the CBD by variant RHA originating from gastroduodenal artery. After separation and mobilization of the variant RHA, obstructive jaundice was resolved. Herein, we report a case of a variant form of RHA syndrome that was successfully managed by surgery.
