Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine (Jan 2014)

Biliary Cystadenoma: An Unusual Cause of Acute Pancreatitis and Indication for Mesohepatectomy

  • Bilal Munir,
  • Michael Meschino,
  • Ashley Mercado,
  • Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/643032
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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The classic presentation of cystic hepatobiliary lesions is usually nonspecific and often identified incidentally. Here we describe the case of a patient presenting with acute pancreatitis resulting from a large centrally located biliary cystadenoma compressing the pancreas. Determination of the origin of the cystic lesion was difficult on imaging studies. Due to the difficult location of the lesion, a complete surgical resection was achieved with mesohepatectomy and the suspected diagnosis confirmed by pathology. The patient continues to do well 2 years post-op with no signs of recurrence.