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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11451-11455
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11451
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11451
Three-dimensional imaging identified the accessory bile duct in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma
Ryoichi Miyamoto, Yukio Oshiro, Shinji Hashimoto, Keisuke Kohno, Kiyoshi Fukunaga, Tatsuya Oda, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, Division of Gastroenterological and Hepatobiliary Surgery, and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
Author contributions: All authors made substantial contributions to the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data and participated in writing the paper; Ohkohchi N gave final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Yukio Oshiro, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterological and Hepatobiliary Surgery, and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. oshiro@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
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Received: January 10, 2014
Revised: March 11, 2014
Accepted: April 21, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Revised: March 11, 2014
Accepted: April 21, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: We present a case study in which 3-dimensional (3D) images were reconstructed to detect a case of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma associated with an accessory bile duct from the caudate lobe connecting with the intrapancreatic bile duct. We could not detect this condition preoperatively using standard imaging techniques; however, the 3D reconstruction enabled us to visualise the bile duct and treat the patient successfully.