Traumatic neuroma as a cause of obstructive jaundice
Chantranuwat, C.; Shuangshoti, S.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 82(6): 619-622
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 10443087 Document Number: 2042
A 70-year-old man with previous cholecystectomy developed progressive obstructive jaundice, 3 months before hospitalization. Intraoperatively, a 2 X 2 X 1.5-cm mass in the distal part of the right hepatic duct was excised to release complete obstruction. It was verified as traumatic (amputation) neuroma. Despite rarity, traumatic neuroma of the bile duct should be considered in patients who have antecedent surgical procedure of the biliary tract with subsequent occurrence of extrahepatic biliary obstruction.
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