Left hepatic lobectomy for type IV-A choledochal cyst.

Abstract

We report a case of a 37-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a type IV-A choledochal cyst with intrahepatic bile duct strictures. Because the stricture in the medial segment was located too far from the hilum for a hepaticojejunostomy we performed a left hepatic lobectomy. In this report we evaluate the therapeutic benefit of hepatectomy in a patient with a type IV-A choledochal cyst involving the intrahepatic bile ducts.

• Authors: H Nakayama, H Masuda, W Ugajin, T Koshinaga, M Fukuzawa
• Journal: The American surgeon (Am Surg) Vol. 66 Issue 11 Pg. 1020-2 (Nov 2000) ISSN: 0003-1348 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11090010 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Choledochal Cyst (classification, surgery)
• Female
• Hepatectomy (methods)
• Humans