scholarly journals Severe case of post cholecystectomy vasculobiliary injury successfully treated by right hepatectomy with a jump graft to the remaining left hepatic lobe

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Marino ◽  
Ignacio Obaid ◽  
Gabriela Ochoa ◽  
Nicolás Jarufe ◽  
Jorge A Martínez ◽  
...  

Abstract Vasculobiliary injuries (VBI) caused by cholecystectomies are infrequent but extremely serious. We report a case of a severe VBI successfully treated at our center. A 22-year-old woman underwent an open cholecystectomy as treatment for acute cholecystitis and bile duct stones. She was transferred to our center on postoperative Day 4 because of progressive jaundice and encephalopathy. After a proper investigation, we found an extreme VBI with infarction of the right hepatic lobe associated with complete interruption of the portal vein and proper hepatic artery flows and full section of the common hepatic duct. Right hepatectomy with portal—Rex shunt revascularization of the left hepatic lobe and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy to the left hepatic duct was done. The patient was discharged on the 60th postoperative day. Discussion: This case shows the successful surgical treatment of a severe cholecystectomy’s VBI, avoiding an emergency liver transplant.

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos ◽  
Vasileios Kalles ◽  
Konstantinos Papatheodorou ◽  
Nikolaos Goutas ◽  
Ioannis Papapanagiotou ◽  
...  

Purpose. Thorough understanding of biliary anatomy is required when performing surgical interventions in the hepatobiliary system. This study describes the anatomical variations of right bile ducts in terms of branching and drainage patterns, and determines their frequency. Methods. We studied 73 samples of cadaveric material, focusing on the relationship of the right anterior and posterior segmental branches, the way they form the right hepatic duct, and the main variations of their drainage pattern. Results. The anatomy of the right hepatic duct was typical in 65.75% of samples. Ectopic drainage of the right anterior duct into the common hepatic duct was found in 15.07% and triple confluence in 9.59%. Ectopic drainage of the right posterior duct into the common hepatic duct was discovered in 2.74% and ectopic drainage of the right posterior duct into the left hepatic duct in 4.11%. Ectopic drainage of the right anterior duct into the left hepatic ductal system and ectopic drainage of the right posterior duct into the cystic duct was found in 1.37%. Conclusion. The branching pattern of the right hepatic duct was atypical in 34.25% of cases. Thus, knowledge of the anatomical variations of the extrahepatic bile ducts is important in many surgical cases.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.T. Reem ◽  
M.A. Maher ◽  
H.E. Alaa ◽  
H.A. Farghali

ABSTRACTUnder the prevailing overall Conditions of all veterinarians for the diagnosis of biliary diseases, application of surgical procedures and liver transplantation in Cats as carnivorous pet animal, and Rabbits as herbivorous pet animal and also as a human model in research. The present study was constructed on twelve native breeds of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and eighteen adult domestic cats (Felis catus domesticus). We concluded that, in brief; the rabbit gall bladder was relatively small, fixed by several small hepato-cystic ducts to its fossa. The rabbit bile duct was formed commonly by the junction of the left hepatic duct and the cystic duct. The cystic duct was commonly fairly large, received the right hepatic duct that collected the right lobe in its route to enter the duodenum, the bile duct receives the branch of the caudate process of the caudate lobe. The present study revealed other four anatomic variations dealing with the shape and size of the feline native breed’s gall bladder from fundic duplication, bilobed, truncated fundus and distended rounded fundus. Commonly, the bile duct was formed by the triple convergence of the left and the right hepatic ducts with the cystic duct. However, in some exceptional cases a short common hepatic duct was formed. Sonographically, the normal gall bladder in rabbit appeared small, elongated with anechoic lumen bordered by right lobe laterally and quadrate lobe medially and has no visible wall, but in cat varied in conformation, bordered by the right medial lobe laterally and the quadrate lobe medially surrounded by echogenic wall.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-176
Author(s):  
Romi Dahal ◽  
Krishna Mohan Adhikari ◽  
Sumita Pradhan ◽  
Ramesh Singh Bhandari

Radical resection in a case of hilar cholangiocarcinoma is the only curative option. However resection in a hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a challenging procedure because of the low resectability rate. Only a few cases of hilar cholangiocarcinoma are operable because of the advanced nature of disease at presentation. Furthermore, the extent of surgery makes it a complicated process to attempt. We recently had a patient who underwent an open extended right hepatectomy and hepaticojejunostomy for a type IIIa hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The tumor was 20 mm in diameter and was located between the right hepatic duct and common hepatic duct. Radiological examination showed that the hepatic artery was not involved but the right portal vein was invaded by the tumor. CT volumetry was done and the future liver remnant was only 20% in the jaundiced patient. Preoperative drainage was done with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage from the left side. Portal vein embolization was done to augment future liver remnant to 30%. The patient underwent an extended right hepatectomy (right trisectionectomy combined with caudate lobectomy). The operation time was nearly 300 min, and the intraoperative blood loss was about 500 ml. However, in the postoperative period, the patient developed post hepatic liver failure which was managed successfully with conservative treatment. The postoperative hospital stay was 23 days. The final diagnosis was hilar cholangiocarcinoma with no nodal metastasis (pT2bN0M0) stage II (American Joint Committee on Cancer, AJCC).


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
Akinchan Kafle ◽  
Bidur Adhikari ◽  
Rajani Shrestha ◽  
Nirju Ranjit

Background: Right hepatic duct, formed by the confluence of the anterior and posterior right sectorial ducts, joins left hepatic duct to form common hepatic duct. This fashion of confluence does not prevail in all cases. The sectorial ducts can aberrantly meet left duct and rest of the ducts from the left lobe of liver. Presence of such variation imposes clinical importance during peri-hilar, split liver transplant surgery or cholecystectomy. Nepalese population has not been explored before disregarding clinical necessity as MRI or cholangiography. Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 107 cases dissecting the main portal fissure separating hemi liver and extrahepatic biliary confluences. Methylene blue dye was injected and bile duct wall was cut open to the study pattern of the confluence. Data analysis was done with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.Results: Normal variant of confluence was found in 72% cases, aberrant right posterior sectorial duct joins left hepatic duct in 9.3% and aberrant right anterior duct or low insertion of the right posterior sectorial duct was found in 1.9%. 9.3% of cases there is no true right hepatic duct often described as triple confluence. 0.9% cases showed no particular pattern of confluence where common hepatic duct is formed by multiple confluence. Quadrate lobe was found to be draining into right anterior sectorial duct in a single case.Conclusions: Right hepatic duct confluence pattern is variable and all the evidence occurs at the main portal fissure. Right sectorial duct may join the left duct avoiding normal confluence pattern. Right posterior sectorial duct may be inserted low in the common bile duct.Keywords: Duct; hepatic; sectorial; variation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 743-748
Author(s):  
Ravish Parekh ◽  
Gregory Krol ◽  
Cyrus Piraka ◽  
Surinder Batra

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are mucin-producing papillary neoplasms of the pancreatic or biliary ductal system that exhibit variable cellular atypia and cause ductal dilation. There are few reported cases of IPMN arising from the biliary tree in the literature. It has a higher propensity to undergo malignant transformation compared to IPMN arising from the pancreatic duct. An 80-year-old male underwent cross-sectional tomography (CT) imaging of the abdomen for evaluation of prostate adenocarcinoma, which revealed an incidental 2.3 × 2.7 cm soft tissue mass centered at the porta hepatis with diffuse dilatation of the left intrahepatic biliary ductal system and mild prominence of the right intrahepatic ductal system. Endoscopic ultrasound showed 2 adjacent hilar masses involving the common hepatic duct and the left hepatic duct with protrusion of the tissue into the lumen of the duct and upstream ductal dilatation. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography revealed a large filling defect in the common hepatic duct extending into the left hepatic duct. A large amount of clot and soft tissue with a fish-egg appearance was retrieved. The patient underwent left hepatic lobectomy, radical resection of the common hepatic duct with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy to the right hepatic duct. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with diffuse high-grade dysplasia. Follow-up CT scan of the abdomen 2 months after the surgery was negative for any masses.


2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 586-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato de Lima Santos ◽  
Tatiane de Fátima Brandão de Oliveira ◽  
Taismara Simas de Oliveira ◽  
João Felipe Brito Galvão ◽  
Tatiane Alves da Paixão ◽  
...  

A 22 year-old horse developed cholelithiasis with marked atrophy of the right lateral hepatic lobe. The horse had a history of intermittent colic since three years of age, and one of the first episodes of colic was associated with icterus. The size of the right lateral hepatic lobe was extremely reduced. There was a large choledocholith in the common hepatic duct, and several hepatoliths and choleliths in the intra- and extra-hepatic billiary ducts. Microscopically, there was severe atrophy of the right lobe with diffuse proliferation of connective tissue and billiary ducts. The left lateral lobe had peri-portal fibrosis with proliferation of billiary ducts, and billiary stasis. Chemical analysis of the calculi detected amorphous and triple phosphate, bilirubin, calcium, and iron.


2008 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Renato Pais Costa ◽  
Nivaldo Marques Cabral ◽  
Ademir Torres Abhrão ◽  
Ricardo Borges da Costa ◽  
Lilian Mary da Silva ◽  
...  

CONTEXT: Cystic pheochromocytomas are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors that originate from the adrenal medulla. Differing from the more frequent solid pheochromocytomas, which produce catecholamines and present adrenergic syndrome, cystic pheochromocytomas may not produce these. Their symptoms are generally associated with an abdominal mass or even pain, particularly if the mass attains large dimensions. Similarly, radiological diagnosis may also be difficult. Right-side lesions may be confounded with cystic hepatic tumors or even retroperitoneal sarcomas with cystic areas, using radiological methods. Sometimes, there may be a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. Invasion of organs in this region (i.e. liver or kidney), or even the presence of a large retroperitoneal mass (of uncertain origin) with which multiple organs are involved, may be indicative of malignant origin. CASE REPORT: Two cases of giant cystic pheochromocytoma that invaded the right hepatic lobe are described. These presented as abdominal masses. Both cases were malignant. They were treated by radical right nephrectomy plus right hepatectomy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. e86-e89
Author(s):  
Helena Reusens ◽  
Mark Davenport

Abstract Introduction Congenital choledochal malformations (CCMs) are characterized by intra- and/or extrahepatic bile duct dilatation. Five basic types (1–5) are recognized in Todani's classification and its modifications, of which types 1 and 4 typically have an associated anomalous pancreatobiliary junction and common channel (CC). We describe two cases with previously undescribed features. Case Report 1 Antenatal detection of a cyst at porta hepatis was made in an otherwise normal girl of Iranian parentage. She was confirmed to be a CCM (20 mm diameter), postnatally, with no evidence of obstruction. Surgical exploration was performed at 12 weeks. She had an isolated cystic dilatation of the right-hepatic duct only. The left-hepatic duct and common bile duct (CBD) were normal without a CC. Histology of the resected specimen showed stratified squamous epithelium. Case Report 2 A preterm (31 weeks of gestation) boy of Nigerian parentage was presented. His mother was HIV + ve and he was treated with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors following birth. He had persistent cholestatic jaundice and a dilated (10 mm) bile duct from birth. Although the jaundice resolved, the dilatation persisted and increased, coming to surgery aged 2.5 years. This showed cystic dilatation confined to the common hepatic duct, and otherwise normal distal common bile duct and no CC. Result Both underwent resection with the Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy reconstruction to the transected right-hepatic duct alone in case 1, leaving the preserved left duct and CBD in continuity, and to the transected common hepatic duct in case 2. Conclusions Neither choledochal anomaly fitted into the usual choledochal classification and case 1 appears unique in the literature.


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