Benign obstruction of the common hepatic duct (Mirizzi syndrome): diagnosis and operative management Obstrução benigna do ducto hepático comum (síndrome de Mirizzi): diagnóstico e tratamento operatório

Benign obstruction of the common hepatic duct (Mirizzi syndrome): diagnosis and operative management Obstrução benigna do ducto hepático comum (síndrome de Mirizzi): diagnóstico e tratamento operatório

BACKGROUND: Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of prolonged cholelithiasis, characterized by narrowing of the common hepatic duct due to mechanical compression and/or inflammation due to biliary calculus impacted in the infundibula of the gallbladder or in the cystic duct. OBJECTIVES: To descri...

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Main Authors: Jaques Waisberg, Adriano Corona, Isaac Walker de Abreu, José Francisco de Matos Farah, Renato Arioni Lupinacci, Fábio Schmidt Goffi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2005-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Colestase extra-hepática
Doenças das vias biliares
Colelitíase
Colecistectomia
Cholestasis, extrahepatic
Bile duct diseases
Cholelithiasis
Cholecystectomy
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