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- Title
Lime and lithiasis: a case of choledocholithiasis complicated by limy bile.
- Authors
Fahrenhorst-Jones, Travis; Theodore, Jane E; Aseervatham, Ratna
- Abstract
Limy bile syndrome (LBS) is a condition in which the biliary tract is filled with radiodense calcium carbonate rich sludge. This rare condition can complicate the management of commonly encountered biliary conditions such as choledocholithiasis. We present a case of a male in his fifties who presented to hospital with a 12-day history of abdominal pain, nausea and jaundice. Imaging and laboratory findings demonstrated a dependent radio-dense substance within the biliary system as well as an obstructing calculus at the duodenal ampulla. Management with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography alone was insufficient and further surgical management was required. With no clear published guidelines on LBS and associated cholelithiasis, management is variable. We present this case as an addition to the literature on the management of choledocholithiasis complicated by LBS.
- Subjects
GALLSTONES; ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography; BILIARY tract; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; CALCIUM carbonate
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjae245