Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Rupture of hydatid liver cyst into biliary tree is frequent complications that involve the common hepatic duct, lobar biliary branches, the small intrahepatic bile ducts,but rarely rupture into common bile duct. The rupture of hydatid cyst is serious life threating event. The authors are reporting a case of total rupture of hydatid cyst of liver into common bile duct. A 50-year-old male patient who presented with acute cholangitis was diagnosed as a case of totally rupture of hydatid cyst on Abdominal CT Scan. Rupture of hydatid cyst of liver into common bile duct and the gallbladder was confirmed on surgery. Treated by cholecystectomy and T-tube drainage of Common bile duct.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Hassan Robleh, Fahmi Yassine, Khaiz Driss, Elhattabi Khalid, Bensardi Fatima-Zahra, Berrada Saad, Lefriyekh Rachid, Fadil Abdalaziz, Zerouali Ouariti Najib
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W243393802