The Pan African Medical Journal (Dec 2014)

Total rupture of hydatid cyst of liver in to common bile duct: a case report

  • Hassan Robleh,
  • Fahmi Yassine,
  • Khaiz Driss,
  • Elhattabi Khalid,
  • Bensardi Fatima-zahra,
  • Berrada Saad,
  • Lefriyekh Rachid,
  • Fadil Abdalaziz,
  • Zerouali Ouariti Najib

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.370.5727
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 370

Abstract

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Rupture of hydatid liver cyst into biliary tree is frequent complications that involvethe 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 bileduct. Key words: hydatid liver cyst, Rupture, Common bile duct (CBD),jaundice.

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