Bile duct hamartomas (von Meyenburg complexes): value of MR imaging in diagnosis

Abdom Imaging. 1999 Mar-Apr;24(2):171-3. doi: 10.1007/s002619900469.

Abstract

We present a case of a patient initially believed to have multiple liver metastases based on ultrasound and computed tomography findings in whom a diagnosis of multiple bile duct hamartomas (von Meyenburg complexes) was indicated after ultrasound-guided liver biopsy. Magnetic resonance imaging aided greatly in confirming the diagnosis of von Meyenburg complexes, thereby avoiding laparotomy and open liver biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bile Duct Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / pathology*
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged