scholarly journals Anomalies in the extrahepatic biliary tract of the rabbit

1978 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
Hepatic Bile ◽  
Interpretation Of Results

A systematic autopsy study found that 29 of 112 animals had anomalies of the bile ducts. Another rabbit had a septate gallbladder. Awareness of these variants is important during hepatic bile collection, studies involving surgical transplantation or manipulation of the extrahepatic ducts, interpretation of results in experimental cholelithiasis and extrahepatic obstructive jaundice.

Gallstones and Biliary Tract Emergencies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis F. Lobon ◽  
Michael Billington
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Acute Cholecystitis ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Gallbladder Disease ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Hepatic Bile ◽  
Ascending Cholangitis

Patients with diseases of the biliary tract (which includes the hepatic bili canaliculi, hepatic bile ducts, common bile duct, and gallbladder) typically present with symptoms that include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and jaundice. This review covers the pathophysiology, assessment and stabilization, diagnosis and treatment, and disposition and outcomes for common biliary tract emergencies (cholelithiasis, acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and ascending cholangitis).  This review contains 5 figures, 11 tables, and 34 references. Keywords: Cholelithiasis, gallbladder disease, acute cholecystitis, gallstones, choledocholithiasis, ascending cholangitis

scholarly journals Fascioliasis: una causa infrecuente de obstrucción de vía biliar. Reporte de un caso

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amada Belén Geldres Molina ◽  
Juan Luis Romero García ◽  
Laura Isabel García Honores ◽  
Christian Eduardo Alcántara Figueroa
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Anthelmintic Treatment ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Adult Form ◽  
The Ideal

Hepatic fascioliasis is a parasitic disease caused by the fluke Fasciola hepatica. In the chronic phase of the disease, the adult form of the parasite adopts the bile ducts as the ideal environment to develop, causing them to dilate and simulating an obstructive jaundice process. The case of a 48-year-old woman is presented, who was admitted for jaundice, choluria and eight loss. After the corresponding complementary studies had been carried out, an endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) was performed and an adult Fasciola hepatica parasite was extracted from the biliary tract. Subsequently, anthelmintic treatment with triclabendazole was started, resulting in a favorable evolution and resolution of the condition.

scholarly journals An unusual cause of obstructive jaundice: Lemmel’s syndrome

2020 ◽  
pp. 20200166
Author(s):  
Habib Bellamlih ◽  
Meryem Echchikhi ◽  
Aymane El Farouki ◽  
Nabil Moatassim Billah ◽  
Ittimade Nassar
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Duodenal Diverticulum ◽  
Hepatic Bile ◽  
Compression Effect ◽  
Good Improvement ◽  
Lemmel’S Syndrome ◽  
The Common

Lemmel’s syndrome is a rare and misdiagnosed cause of obstructive jaundice. The cause of the obstacle is a duodenal diverticulum located at the periampullary generating a compression effect on the common bile duct with secondary dilation of the extra- and intra-hepatic bile ducts. Late diagnosis of this entity is common and may lead to unnecessary further investigations and therapeutic delay. There are only few case reports of this rare condition. We report a case of 77-year-old female presenting with obstructive jaundice due to Lemmel’s syndrome. The diagnosis was made on a set of clinical, biological and radiological arguments with good improvement after medical treatment.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF THE INFECTIOUS FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHOLANGITIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Maloshtan ◽  
Rostyslav Smachilo ◽  
Oleksandr Tishchenko ◽  
Аndrii Nekludov ◽  
Мariia Klosova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Duct System ◽  
Histological Picture ◽  
Colony Forming Units ◽  
The Common

Introduction. The problems of the pathogenesis of cholangitis have not been finally clarified to date. Aim: to investigate the dynamics of microbial contamination of the biliary tract in obstructive jaundice before and after decompression. Materials and methods. To determine the significance of the infectious factor in the development of acute cholangitis, bile from the common bile duct was examined in 40 patients with the biliary tract obstruction, which were divided into three groups according to the clinical course of the disease. Results. The quantitative infection indicators of the common bile duct were studied in asymptomatic choledocholithiasis, in obstructive jaundice without clinical manifestations of cholangitis and in a developed clinic of cholangitis. It has been proven that endoscopic decompression of the biliary tree allows to obtain an almost instant therapeutic effect, the number of colony-forming units of the pathogen decreases by almost three orders of magnitude within 3 days. However, in phlegmonous inflammation of the bile duct wall patients, this period was significantly lengthened, and the course of the disease, according to the Tokyo Guidelines (2013), was assessed as severe. Conclusion. In the study of quantitative infection indicators in patients with a bright clinic of cholangitis, a significant decrease in the number of colony-forming units was observed already on the third day after endoscopic papilosphincterotomy due to an adequate drainage effect. When a stone is driven into the large papilla of the duodenum, the common bile duct turns into an analogue of an abscess. Opening the papilla not only frees the mouth of the duct from the stone, but also provides free passage of the contents of the common bile duct (pus) into the duodenum. This provides an almost instant healing effect. When comparing the severity of cholangitis with the histological picture of the wall of the bile ducts (common bile duct, intrahepatic ducts), data were obtained that it is in patients with a severe form of the disease that phlegmonous inflammation of the wall of the duct system takes place. When comparing the severity of cholangitis with the histological picture of the wall of the bile ducts (common bile duct, intrahepatic ducts), data were obtained that phlegmonous inflammation of the wall of the duct system is observed precisely in patients with a severe form of the disease. Keywords: cholangitis, endoscopic decompression

scholarly journals A CASE OF BILIARY TRACT ASPERGILLOSIS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE

1980 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 587-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigetoshi FUJIYAMA ◽  
Katsuro SAGARA ◽  
Kimiaki ONOUE ◽  
Shoso NAKAGAWA ◽  
Takehisa HIRAOKA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Biliary Tract

CHOLANGITIS AS A SYSTEMIC MANIFESTATION OF ACUTE BILIARY INFECTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
A. O. Nekludov ◽  
M. O. Klosova ◽  
O. V. Volchenko ◽  
M. M. Goloborodko ◽  
A. Yu. Korolevska
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Acute Cholangitis ◽  
Biliary Infection ◽  
The Common ◽  
Further Development

The main causes of cholangitis are hypertension in the biliary ducts and infection. In order to determine the place of the infectious factor in the acute cholangitis development, a retrospective and prospective analysis of case histories of 176 patients with choledocholithiasis and manifestations of acute and chronic cholangitis was performed. Bile from the common bile duct in the patients with obstruction of the biliary tract was studied. In the patients with mechanical jaundice without and with cholangitis, the intraductal pressure in the common bile duct averaged 227.3±26.1 mm of water column, in the patients without signs of cholangitis that was 97.5±8.3 mm of water column. With mechanical jaundice without acute cholangitis, it was slightly elevated if compared to normal. This suggests that the increase in pressure in the bile ducts in acute cholangitis is not influenced by the fact of obstruction of the biliary tract, and the development of the inflammatory process in them. In the patients with cholangitis, the initial values of the number of colonizing units were much higher than in "pure" choledocholithiasis. After endoscopic papillosphincterotomy in the patients with vivid clinical cholangitis, in whom decompression was achieved, in the control study, this value decreased by 100−500 times, which was accompanied by clinical improvement. According to the results of the study, it was noted that in the patients with a manifested clinic sign of cholangitis there is a significant decrease in the number of colonizing units on the third day after endoscopic papillosphincterotomy. At the stone stuck in a papilla the choledoch turns into so−called analog of an abscess. The opening of the papilla provides a free passage of the contents of the choledochus (i.e. pus) into the duodenum, so there is an almost instant therapeutic effect. The increase in pressure in the bile ducts in acute cholangitis is influenced by the development of an inflammatory process, which indicates the manifestations of biliary infection. The presented research has a prospective character and needs further development. Key words: cholangitis, biliary infection, intraductal pressure, bile.

PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSTICS OF COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES COMPLICATED BY OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE*

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
Valeriy V. Boyko ◽  
Yuriy V. Avdosyev ◽  
Anastasiia L. Sochnieva ◽  
Denys O. Yevtushenko ◽  
Dmitro V. Minukhin
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography ◽  
Biliary Decompression ◽  
Biliodigestive Anastomosis ◽  
Bile Duct Diseases

Aim: Evaluation of the effectiveness of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in the diagnostics of bile duct diseases complicated by obstructive jaundice. Material and methods: This article presents the experience of using percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in 88 patients with benign and malignant common bile duct diseases complicated by obstructive jaundice. Results: Methods of direct contrasting of the biliary tract make it possible to visualize choledocholithiasis with 86.5% accuracy, with 84.1% common bile duct strictures, with 87.8% stricture of biliodigestive anastomosis and with 97.5% accuracy of cholangiocarcinomas. Conclusions: Direct antegrade bile duct enhancement should be used if ERCPG has low explanatory value. PTCG in case of “endoscopically complicated forms” of choledocholithiasis, CBD and BDA strictures and cholangiocarcinomas enhances all bile duct sections and helps assess the level and completeness of biliary blockade. Following PTCG, measures can be taken to achieve biliary decompression regardless of OJ genesis.

scholarly journals Surgical management of cystic dilatation bile ducts in adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Olival Cirilo Lucena da FONSECA-NETO ◽  
Moacir Cavalcante de ALBUQUERQUE-NETO ◽  
Antonio Lopes de MIRANDA
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Ultrasound Scanning ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cystic Dilatation ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde

BACKGROUND: The cystic dilatation of the biliary tract is a rare disease and uncertain origin. It is recognized more frequently in children; however, its incidence comes increasing in adults, representing 20% of the cases. AIM: To evaluate morbimortality rates, evolution and handing of patients with cystic dilatation bile ducts in adults. METHODS: Were evaluated, retrospectively, five adults who had the diagnosis of choledochal cyst and that had been submitted to some surgical procedure. RESULTS: Abdominal pain was the commonest complain to all patients. Jaundice was present in 80%. Ultrasound scanning was done in all the cases as initial examination. CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography were also done in some patients; however, the diagnosis was established intra-operatively in all cases. The cyst resection with reconstruction of the biliary tract was done in 60%; the cystojejunostomy in 20%; and in 20% biliary tract drainage. CONCLUSIONS: Biliary tract cystic dilatation is a rare disease. However, its incidence is increasing in the adult population, so, it must be thought as differential diagnosis when facing obstructive jaundice.

scholarly journals Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract: a case report

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmaa Kouadir ◽  
Abderrahmane El Mazghi ◽  
Khalid Hassouni
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Multidisciplinary Treatment ◽  
Rare Tumor ◽  
The Common

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the biliary tract is a rare tumor that commonly arises from the common bile duct. The most common clinical symptoms are obstructive jaundice and abdominal pain. Although diagnosis is often difficult and is frequently made during surgery, diagnostic imaging techniques including ultrasound, computerized tomography scan, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography remain useful in the diagnosis and evaluation of biliary tree anatomy. In order to improve prognosis, different rhabdomyosarcoma study groups have adopted multidisciplinary treatment approach. Herein we describe a case of three-year-old child with Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma originating in the common bile duct who was treated with surgery, chemotherapy according to European soft tissue sarcoma group (EpSSG) protocol and adjuvant postoperative intensity modulated radiotherapy to surgical bed with 6 MV photons to a dose of 41, 4Gy in 23 fractions. One year and a half after the end of therapy, the patient is still disease free. Although Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract is a rare tumor, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who have obstructive jaundice and a cystic mass within the common bile duct. Once believed to be an incurable disease, the prognosis of patients with biliary rhabdomyosarcoma has improved with a multidisciplinary treatment approach.

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