Foreign body reaction to a metal clip causing a benign bile duct stricture 16 years after open cholecystectomy: Report of a case

Bayar S., Saxena R., Salem R. R.

Surgery Today, cilt.30, sa.6, ss.534-536, 2000 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s005950070122
  • Dergi Adı: Surgery Today
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.534-536
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Benign bile duct stricture, Cholangitis, Klatskin tumor
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We present herein a case where a benign bile duct stricture developed 16 years after an open cholecystectomy and without any prior symptoms. The patient was thought to have a Klatskin tumor both pre- and intraoperatively and was treated with a resection of the mass and bile duct confluence, while hepaticojejunostomies were also performed to both ducts separately. A pathologic examination of the specimen revealed extensive fibrosis, chronic inflammation, and a nonnecrotizing granulomata. Any hilar mass presenting after upper abdominal surgery should therefore be considered to be potentially a benign bile duct stricture, even with a long symptom-free interval.