A case of peribiliary hepatic cysts in a cirrhotic liver: A mimicker of Klatskin Tumor

• Main Authors: Dana AlNuaimi, MD, Numan Cem Balci, MD, Ahmad AlDuaij, MD, Reem AlKetbi, MD, Marly Pierina Rubio Sierra, MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
• Series: Radiology Case Reports
• Subjects: Hepatic Peribiliary Cysts; Liver Cirrhosis; Klatskin Tumor; Cholangiocarcinoma; Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography; Liver Transplantation
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332030162X

Patients with end-stage liver disease may present to healthcare facilities with features of obstructive jaundice and a picture of hilar cholangiocarcinoma on radiological imaging. Careful observation and knowledge of the presence and higher prevalence of peribiliary hepatic cysts in a cirrhotic liver can aid in differentiating this benign entity from malignancy that may halt or delay the patients’ eligibility for receiving a liver transplant. We present a case of a patient with liver cirrhosis initially diagnosed as Klatskin tumor on imaging then as a simple case of multiple peribiliary hepatic cysts with the patient eventually undergoing successful liver transplantation.