Department of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, Republic of Korea.
Department of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Jul 9;59(7):1272. doi: 10.3390/medicina59071272.
: Biliary cast syndrome, which was first reported in 1975, is a rare disease that occurs after liver transplantation. The incidence is even lower in patients who have not undergone liver transplantation. This study reports a rare case of biliary cast syndrome with cholangiocarcinoma-like lesions in a patient who did not undergo liver transplantation. Herein, we report a case of a 69-year-old man with right upper quadrant pain and elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase, who had a history of total gastrectomy for gastric cancer and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Computed tomography (CT) revealed longitudinal bile stones in the extrahepatic and intrahepatic bile ducts and abrupt narrowing of the left main bile duct accompanied by a narrowing of the upstream bile duct in the left lobe of the liver. Based on the CT findings, the removal of the bile stones in the bile duct and additional examinations of the suspected cholangiocarcinoma were performed. The patient's symptoms improved, and examinations for suspected cholangiocarcinoma showed no abnormal findings, and he was discharged one month later. : The purpose of this case report is to share a rare case of Biliary Cast Syndrome (BCS) occurring without liver transplantation. Additionally, the report aims to share image findings that mimic cancer in BCS, with the goal of reducing unnecessary repetitive biopsies, minimizing patient discomfort, and decreasing unnecessary costs by aiding in the diagnosis of BCS.
胆道铸型综合征于 1975 年首次报道,是一种发生于肝移植后的罕见疾病,未行肝移植的患者发病率更低。本研究报道了 1 例未行肝移植的患者发生具有胆管癌样病变的胆道铸型综合征的罕见病例。本文报告了 1 例 69 岁男性,因右上腹疼痛和碱性磷酸酶和γ-谷氨酰转移酶升高就诊,该患者曾因胃癌行全胃切除术,因急性胆囊炎行腹腔镜胆囊切除术。计算机断层扫描(CT)显示肝外和肝内胆管内有纵向胆石,左主胆管突然变窄,同时肝左叶胆管上游变窄。根据 CT 结果,进行了胆管取石术,并对疑似胆管癌进行了进一步检查。患者症状改善,疑似胆管癌的检查未见异常,1 个月后出院。本病例报告的目的是分享一例罕见的无肝移植发生的胆道铸型综合征(BCS)病例。此外,本报告旨在分享在 BCS 中类似于癌症的影像学表现,以减少不必要的重复活检,减轻患者不适,并通过帮助诊断 BCS 来降低不必要的成本。