Diagnosis and treatment of intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma: a report of 7 cases

VernacularTitle:肝内胆管囊腺瘤的诊断与治疗(附7例报告)
Author: Ziqian CHEN ; Lei YU ; Yuan JI ; Wenxi CAO ; Min XIE ; Huihan JIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Biliary cystadenoma; Hepatic cysts; Hepatectomy
From: Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2015;21(4):269-270
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: To investigate the clinical characteristics,diagnosis and treatment of intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma,a total of 7 patients with intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma admitted in our department from January 2008 to June 2013 were enrolled and the clinical data (i.e.clinical manifestations,imaging features and surgical treatment) were analyzed retrospectively.All the 7 patients were female and diagnosed as intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma.Five cases complained right upper abdominal pain of various severities.Color Doppler ultrasound,CT and MRI confirmed the diagnosis in all patients.The surgery included irregular fight hepatectomy (n =2),left lateral lobe hepatectomy (n =3),and left hepatectomy (n =2).Patients with intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma usually manifest nonspecific clinical symptoms,and thus are prone to be misdiagnosed as simple hepatic cysts.For such patients,surgery is of first choice,and complete resection is the key to avoiding the recurrence and malignancy.