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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
TECO-CORTES, Javier A.; GRUBE-PAGOLA, Peter; GUTIERREZ-DIAZ CEBALLOS, M. Esther and ARISTI-URISTA, Gerardo B.. Biliary microhamartomas (von Meyenburg complexes), liver metastasis simulators: a series of eight cases. Cir. cir. [online]. 2023, vol.91, n.6, pp.794-797. Epub Jan 30, 2024. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.22000348.
Background:
Von Meyenburg complexes are benign hamartomatous lesions, they are part of the spectrum of ductal plate malformations. They are rare, reported in 0.35-5.6% of the general population, predominantly in adults, with no clear predilection for sex.
Objective:
To present the clinical characteristics of Von Meyenburg complexes in our region.
Method:
We searched all cases with diagnosis of Von Meyenburg complexes in a period from 2012 to 2022, in our institutions.
Results:
We identified eight cases, with an average age of 59.25 years, with a predominance of females and with one case associated with gastric carcinoma.
Conclusions:
It is important to adequately recognize this entity, since due to its multifocal nature it can easily simulate metastasis, additionally, and its presence does not rule out other synchronous neoplasms.
Keywords : Hamartomas; von-Meyenburg; Bile ducts; Metastasis; Gastric carcinoma.
