Abstract
Common bile duct neoplastic thrombosis is rare and can cause jaundice in case of gallbladder cancer (GBC). We report the case of a 45-year-old man with GBC located in the fundus associated with a malignant endobiliary thrombus. A surgical procedure has been performed, including segmentectomy 4b+5 with common bile duct resection with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. Postoperative courses were uneventful and the patient is alive at 15 months.
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Abbreviations
- GBC:
-
Gallbladder cancer
- ASAT:
-
Aspartate transaminase
- ALAT:
-
Alanine transaminase
- PET:
-
Positron emission tomography
- CT:
-
Computed tomography
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Fuks, D., Borgaonkar, V., Deshpande, S. et al. Gallbladder Cancer Revealed by an Endobiliary Tumor Thrombus. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 442–445 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0774-3
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