• Medicine · Nov 2017

    Case Reports

    Pancreatogenic choledocholithiasis in common bile duct stump after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy: A case report.

    • Yuan-Hui Jiang, An-Hong Zhang, and Shao-Jun Zhou.
    • aDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan bDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Nov 1; 96 (46): e8789.

    RationaleCholedocholithiasis in common bile duct (CBD) stump after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) is incredibly rare and its pathophysiology is poorly understood.Patient ConcernsA 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain radiating through to the back in November 2016.DiagnosesAbdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) revealed filling defects in CBD stump, chronic pancreatitis, and dilatation of CBD stump and main pancreatic duct (MPD).InterventionsDuring the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), cannulation proceeded easily from MPD to CBD through a variant pancreatic duct, and then white crushed stones extracted from the CBD stump. Elemental analysis and infrared spectrophotometry demonstrated that the main constituent of the calculi was calcium carbonate.OutcomesAfter a therapeutic ERCP, the patient's symptoms disappeared, and a 9-month follow-up indicated no remaining stones or lithiasis relapse.LessonsThis type of choledocholithiasis in CBD stump after RYHJ has never been reported before. We nominated it as "pancreatogenic choledocholithiasis," and pancreatobiliary reflux caused by a variant pancreatic duct may be the main cause.

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