Nucl Med Mol Imaging.  2010 Dec;44(4):304-306.

Unexpectedly Diagnosed Caroli's Disease on HIDA Scintigraphy in a Patient with Calculous Cholecystitis

• Shinto AS
• Selvakumar J

Abstract

Caroli's disease, which is a rare condition with congenital dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts, is usually diagnosed postoperatively. The clinical suspicion in a patient with gallstones and choledocholithiasis presenting with dilated intrahepatic biliary radicles and jaundice is usually an obstructive etiology. However, scintigraphic evaluation of this entity, as in this case, gives additional information on liver function, biliary drainage and predisposing conditions like Caroli's disease, which could be missed otherwise.

Keyword

Caroli's disease; Calculous cholecystitis; Scintigraphy; HIDA scan

MeSH Terms

Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
Caroli Disease
Cholecystitis
Choledocholithiasis
Dilatation
Drainage
Gallstones
Humans
Imino Acids
Jaundice
Liver
Imino Acids