Total rupture of hydatid cyst of liver in to common bile duct: a case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Dec 10:19:370. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.370.5727. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Rupture of hydatid liver cyst into biliary tree is frequent complications that involve the common hepatic duct, lobar biliary branches, the small intrahepatic bile ducts,but rarely rupture into common bile duct. The rupture of hydatid cyst is serious life threating event. The authors are reporting a case of total rupture of hydatid cyst of liver into common bile duct. A 50-year-old male patient who presented with acute cholangitis was diagnosed as a case of totally rupture of hydatid cyst on Abdominal CT Scan. Rupture of hydatid cyst of liver into common bile duct and the gallbladder was confirmed on surgery. Treated by cholecystectomy and T-tube drainage of Common bile duct.

Keywords: Common bile duct (CBD); Hydatid liver cyst; Rupture; jaundice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cholecystectomy
  • Common Bile Duct / parasitology*
  • Common Bile Duct / pathology*
  • Common Bile Duct / surgery
  • Drainage
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / complications
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / pathology*
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / parasitology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / pathology*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / therapy