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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
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Biliary cystadenoma with elevated CA 19.9
J I Martín Parra1, J C Rodríguez Sanjuán, A Naranjo Gómez
1Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain. jimparra@teleline.es
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|August 21, 2002
Abstract:
We report a case of a large biliary cystadenoma occupying the entire peritoneal cavity, manifesting as an abdominal swelling for years and an elevation of CA 19.9 serum levels. Serum CA 19.9 levels fell to normal values after surgical excision. Recognition and management of this rare hepatic lesion is discussed.
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