Acute abdominal pain due to biliary cystadenoma

Authors

  • K Van den Bergh Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
  • K Op de beeck Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.348

Keywords:

Liver neoplasms, diagnosis

Abstract

We present a case of a biliary cystadenoma, a rare benign cystic tumor arising in most cases of the intrahepatic bile ducts. A 30-year old woman presented with abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant for about 10 days with increasing severity. Radiological evaluation by means of abdominal ultrasound and CT-scan revealed a multi locular cystic lesion in the right liver lobe, not present on abdominal ultrasound performed 10 years before. The diagnosis of a biliary cystadenoma was proposed and complete surgical resection of the mass was performed.

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Published

2010-06-08

Issue

Vol. 93 No. 6 (2010)

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Original Article

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