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  • Title: Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as jaundice, hemobilia, and acute pancreatitis: a case report.
    Author: Hsu CL, Wang CH, Chen RJ, Chen TC.
    Journal: Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi; 1998 Jun; 21(2):232-6. PubMed ID: 9729662.
    Abstract:
    A 48-year-old asymptomatic male hepatitis B virus carrier presented with a 2-day history of fever, chills, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and jaundice. Shock was detected on admission. Emergency abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning without contrast enhancement showed the features of acute pancreatitis. Hemobilia, edematous pancreatitis, cholestasis and cholecystitis were found on exploratory laparotomy. Neither stone nor active bleeding were detected on intraoperative choledochoscopic examination. Postoperative T-tube cholangiography one month later revealed non-opacification of the left intrahepatic duct. The patient's abdominal pain and hemobilia recurred. Celiac angiography and CT scanning with contrast showed two hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in the left lobe of the liver. This is the first case report in the English literature of HCC presenting as jaundice, hemobilia, and acute pancreatitis.
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