Carcinoid Tumor of the Cystic Duct: Case Report, Literature Review and Comparison of Surgical Approaches

We present the case of a 48-year-old female with a cystic duct carcinoid that was found incidentally upon laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient subsequently underwent excision of the cystic duct remnant. This is the tenth reported case of a cystic duct carcinoid and the second reported laparosco...

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Autores principales: Garland, Jennifer, O'Leary, Elizabeth, Haggerty, Joseph, Zorc, Thomas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Published online: September, 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4209269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25408653
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000367648
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Sumario:We present the case of a 48-year-old female with a cystic duct carcinoid that was found incidentally upon laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient subsequently underwent excision of the cystic duct remnant. This is the tenth reported case of a cystic duct carcinoid and the second reported laparoscopic excision.

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