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ampliamente estudiado, y hace referencia a la respues- liꢀasis. Los abordajes endoscópico y percutáneo pue-
ta regeneraꢀva de hiperplasia hepatocitaria frente a den ser úꢀles para el tratamiento de la colangiꢀs por
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una patología que ocasiona atrofia segmentaria. Puede obstrucción endoluminal y los abscesos hepáꢀcos . En
deberse a disꢀntos ꢀpos de daño (toxinas, isquemia, los casos sintomáꢀcos con compromiso segmentario en
hepatectomía parcial) o bien a lesiones hepáꢀcas que los que fracasa el tratamiento conservador, o frente a
ocasionan obstrucción del flujo biliar, venoso portal o una liꢀasis intrahepáꢀca, la hepatectomía ofrece muy
de salida. Este hallazgo es frecuente en los procesos buenos resultados. Finalmente, cuando la afectación es
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neoplásicos con compromiso vascular homolateral , y difusa con reiterados episodios de colangiꢀs de diꢂcil
fue nuestra primera impresión diagnósꢀca. Sin embar- control, o existen complicaciones secundarias a la hi-
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go, la eꢀología de la atrofia resultó ser de origen biliar. pertensión portal, está indicado el trasplante hepáꢀco .
Además, en retrospecꢀva, consideramos que el grado Aunque a los fines terapéuꢀcos, el tratamiento instau-
de atrofia observado necesariamente implicaba un rado en esta paciente fue el adecuado y su evolución,
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empo muy extenso de evolución, más compaꢀble con saꢀsfactoria, consideramos de suma importancia para
una patología benigna.
la planificación quirúrgica poder formular otros diag-
El tratamiento en la enfermedad de Caroli debe nósꢀcos diferenciales menos habituales; por eso es-
adecuarse a la forma de presentación y al manejo de las peramos que este caso permita concienꢀzar sobre la
complicaciones que se vayan desarrollando. El ácido ur- enfermedad de Caroli y tenerla presente a la hora de
sodesoxicólico se uꢀliza para prevenir la formación de estudiar a un paciente con colangiꢀs.
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Caroli’s disease is a rare congenital disorder discomfort from ꢀme to ꢀme. On physical examinaꢀon,
caused by a defect of the ductal plate. The esꢀmated the performance status was good and she presented
incidence of Caroli’s disease is
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in 1ꢄ000ꢄ000 jaundice and scleral icterus. The percutaneous drainage
populaꢀon and most cases occur in persons < 30 was patent and draining bile. The laboratory tests
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years . It is characterized by mulꢀfocal segmental indicated the following results: alkaline phosphatase
saccular dilataꢀon of the intrahepaꢀc bile ducts, of 587 IU/L, aspartate aminotransferase of 120 IU/L,
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involving the enꢀre liver, a lobe or a single segment . alanine aminotransferase of 87 IU/L, total bilirubin
This results in biliary ectasia, which increases the of 8.13 mg/dL with direct bilirubin predominance,
likelihood of developing intrahepaꢀc duct lithiasis and and tumor markers within normal values. The paꢀent
recurrent cholangiꢀs, the most common form of the underwent mulꢀslice computed tomography of the
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disease . Two types have been described: pure Caroli’s chest, abdomen, and pelvis, and magneꢀc resonance
disease and Caroli’s syndrome, which is associated cholangiopancreatography, which revealed stricture
with congenital hepaꢀc fibrosis and has long-term of the common hepaꢀc duct and leꢁ hepaꢀc duct; the
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manifestaꢀons secondary to portal hypertension . leꢁ intrahepaꢀc bile duct was dilated (Fig. 1a, black
Magneꢀc resonance cholangiopancreatography is the arrow) and there was atrophy of the corresponding
recommended diagnosꢀc tool for the diagnosis of this parenchyma (Fig. 1b, black arrowhead). The right
condiꢀon, which shows dilataꢀon of the intrahepaꢀc hepaꢀc duct was normal. A diagnosis of possible
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bile ducts in communicaꢀon with the main biliary tree . perihilar cholangiocarcinoma was made and surgery
Cholangiocarcinoma is a differenꢀal diagnosis and can was decided using a convenꢀonal approach.
develop as a long-term complicaꢀon of chronic bile
A supra-umbilical midline incision was made
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duct inflammaꢀon . Treatment must be individualized and extended transversely to the right. On surgical
and ranges from conservaꢀve management to surgery exploraꢀon there was a significant atrophy of liver
and liver transplantaꢀon.
segments II and III and were therefore resected (Fig.
We report the case of a 52-year-old female 2a, white arrow). The intraoperaꢀve cholangiogram
paꢀent with a history of significant tobacco use and evidenced mulꢀple stones in the right biliary tree (Fig.
chronic obstrucꢀve pulmonary disease (COPD) who was 2b, white arrowhead) that had not been idenꢀfied
referred to out center two months aꢁer undergoing previously and could be due to prolonged biliary
laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Before surgery, she ectasia. The common bile duct was explored via
had presented jaundice, choluria and acholia. The choledochotomy, and the stones were removed using
surgical team reported that during the procedure they Dormia baskets and flushing. The common bile duct
discovered a main bile duct stricture likely caused by was closed by primary suture. The paꢀent evolved
a tumor, so they placed a leꢁ-sided internal-external with favorable outcome and was discharged on
percutaneous biliary drainage catheter. During history postoperaꢀve day 5. The pathology report described
taking, the paꢀent reported unspecific and abdominal absence of neoplasm, saccular dilataꢀon of the bile