Mucobilia: An Unusual Cause of Persistent Jaundice

Mucobilia is defined as the abnormal secretion of copious amounts of mucus from within the bile ducts, manifesting as obstructive jaundice or cholangitis. A spectrum of mucin-producing hepatobiliary and pancreatic neoplasms have been associated with mucobilia. We report the case of a 63-year-old mal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Satiya, Jinendra, Erim, Tolga, Restrepo, Alexander, Simpfendorfer, Conrad, Parlade, Albert J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6592460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31263652
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4565
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Sumario:Mucobilia is defined as the abnormal secretion of copious amounts of mucus from within the bile ducts, manifesting as obstructive jaundice or cholangitis. A spectrum of mucin-producing hepatobiliary and pancreatic neoplasms have been associated with mucobilia. We report the case of a 63-year-old male with an intestinal type of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the intrahepatic bile duct.

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