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Obstructive jaundice due to acute acalculous cholecystitis: 'Mirizzi-like syndrome'
Takashi Sakamoto1, Alan Kawarai Lefor2, Tetsuro Takasaki3
1Department of Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan takac93@gmail.com.
Abstract:
A 78 year-old female status post subarachnoid haemorrhage developed abdominal pain and obstructive jaundice. CT scan showed acute cholecystitis and dilation of the intrahepatic ducts. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography revealed hepatic duct stenosis due to compression by an enlarged gallbladder. No stones were seen in the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct was patent. An endoscopic retrograde biliary drain was placed to relieve the obstructive jaundice due to acute acalculous cholecystitis. Percutaneous transhepatic drainage was performed to treat the acute acalculous cholecystitis. Hepatic duct stenosis was improved on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography performed 19 days after percutaneous transhepatic drainage. It may be reasonable to treat 'Mirizzi-like syndrome' non-operatively.
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