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- Title
Management of Obscurely Dilated Common Bile Duct with Normal Liver Function Tests: A Pragmatic Approach.
- Authors
Saluja, Sundeep Singh; Varshney, Vaibhav Kumar; Bhat, Vidya Sharada; Nekarakanti, Phani Kumar; Arora, Asit; Sachdeva, Sanjeev; Mishra, Pramod Kumar
- Abstract
Objective: Dilated common bile duct (CBD) (8–15 mm) with normal liver function tests is seen not infrequently, while management of such patients is ambiguous. We propose a treatment algorithm for this cohort of patients after observing them over a period of 8 years. Methods: Seventy-eight such patients were managed from 2009 to 2017 and categorized as: Group A—dilated CBD with post-cholecystectomy status (n = 15); B—dilated CBD with cholelithiasis (n = 34); C—dilated CBD without cholelithiasis (n = 16); D—dilated CBD with no cause identified and underwent CBD excision (n = 13). Causes for CBD dilatation were evaluated. The outcome of patients in Group B + C without any cause (n = 33) was compared with Group D. Result: Median age, CBD diameter, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase were 51 years (13–79), 10 mm (8–20), 0.6 mg/dl (0.2–2.5) and 126 IU (60–214), respectively. Group-A patients who did not manifest any cause of CBD dilatation were managed conservatively. The aetiology was identified in 17/50 patients in Group B & C [acute pancreatitis (n = 6), passed CBD calculi (n = 3), perivaterian diverticulum (n = 3), viral aetiology (n = 4) and tumour (n-1)]. In Group-C, 7 patients with no obvious cause underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy, pancreatoduodenectomy (n = 1), and the rest were managed conservatively (n = 8). There was no significant difference in the complication between Group B + C (without any cause) and Group D (3/33 vs. 1/13; p = 0.58) at a median follow-up of 72 months (30–90). Conclusion: Dilated CBD with normal LFT's without apparent cause is mostly benign and of no consequence. Excision of the CBD is not required for most of these patients.
- Subjects
LIVER function tests; BILE ducts; ALKALINE phosphatase; CANNABIDIOL
- Publication
World Journal of Surgery, 2021, Vol 45, Issue 9, p2712
- ISSN
0364-2313
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-021-06175-4