Mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma presenting with painful obstructive hemobilia

B Coulier; Ph Maldague; A Ramboux; I Gielen

doi:10.5334/jbr-btr.130

Original Article

Mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma presenting with painful obstructive hemobilia

Authors:

B Coulier ,

Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Ph Maldague,

Department of Gastroenterology

A Ramboux,

Department of Visceral Surgery, Clinique St Luc, Bouge (Namur), Belgium, BE

I Gielen

Institute of Pathology and Genetics, Gosselies, Belgium, BE

Abstract

We report a very rare case of acute obstructive hemobilia caused by bleeding of a mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in a 75-year old man. The prompt complete emergency diagnosis was made by ultrasound and confirmed by MDCT. The features of hemobilia and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are briefly reviewed.

Keywords: Bile ducts, neoplasms

How to Cite: Coulier B, Maldague P, Ramboux A, Gielen I. Mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma presenting with painful obstructive hemobilia. JBR-BTR. 2014;97(6):366–9. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.130

Published on 01 Nov 2014.

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