Traumatic neuroma of the bile duct causing cholangitis and atrophy of the right hepatic lobe. 1992

C R Shumate, and S A Curley, and K R Cleary, and F C Ames
Department of General Surgery, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex. 77030.

Intraluminal traumatic neuromas are an unusual cause of bile duct obstruction. These benign collections of disorganized nerve fibers arise from a bile duct injury during cholecystectomy. Symptoms associated with obstruction or cholangitis may develop decades after the operation. Our patient's neuroma imitated a malignant neoplasm, but the patient has been returned to good health by resection of the right hepatic duct and the atrophic right hepatic lobe.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D009463 Neuroma A tumor made up of nerve cells and nerve fibers. (Dorland, 27th ed) Neuromas
D002761 Cholangitis Inflammation of the biliary ductal system (BILE DUCTS); intrahepatic, extrahepatic, or both. Cholangitides
D002763 Cholecystectomy Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER. Cholecystectomies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001284 Atrophy Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes. Atrophies
D001650 Bile Duct Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the BILE DUCTS. Bile Duct Cancer,Cancer of Bile Duct,Cancer of the Bile Duct,Neoplasms, Bile Duct,Bile Duct Cancers,Bile Duct Neoplasm,Cancer, Bile Duct,Cancers, Bile Duct,Neoplasm, Bile Duct

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