Mirizzi Syndrome in a patient with an accessory hepatic duct. 2013

F M Frattaroli, and Q Lai, and S Coiro, and E Casciani, and G Pappalardo
Departments of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Radiology, Umberto I Policlinic, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

Mirizzi syndrome (MS) represents an uncommon clinical condition, being characterized by a narrowing of the common hepatic duct or its erosion by stones impacted in the cystic duct or gallbladder Hartman's pouch. Very uncommonly, MS can be reported in patients with contemporaneous bile duct anomalies. The case is reported of a 76-year-old Caucasian woman with a MS with a cholecystobiliary fistula and a contemporaneous aberrant biliary duct for the right posterior segments.Due to the presence of an anatomical abnormality, an open approach was decided: also during surgery, it was impossible to clarify which part of the biliary tree the accessory duct merged into. After surgery, post-operative course was uneventful: the patient is alive without medical problems (follow-up: 16 months). MS represents a challenge for the surgeon. Contemporaneous presence of biliary abnormalities is anecdotic, increasing the risk of iatrogenic injuries. An open approach may be preferred in these conditions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005260 Female Females
D006500 Hepatic Duct, Common Predominantly extrahepatic bile duct which is formed by the junction of the right and left hepatic ducts, which are predominantly intrahepatic, and, in turn, joins the cystic duct to form the common bile duct. Common Hepatic Duct,Hepatic Duct,Common Hepatic Ducts,Duct, Common Hepatic,Duct, Hepatic,Ducts, Common Hepatic,Ducts, Hepatic,Hepatic Ducts,Hepatic Ducts, Common
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
D057792 Mirizzi Syndrome Complication of CHOLELITHIASIS characterized by OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; abdominal pain, and fever. Mirizzi's Syndrome,Mirizzis Syndrome,Syndrome, Mirizzi,Syndrome, Mirizzi's

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