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Traumatic neuroma of the bile duct

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We present the CT and MRI findings of a traumatic neuroma of the bile duct, which is not a true neoplasm, but a reactive proliferation of pericholangial nerve tissue induced by cholecystectomy. Previous authors have shown a dilatation of the bile duct without a nodule. In our case, a nodule was present, and it was markedly enhanced.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital, 2-3-1, Shin-machi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan

    Yasuhiro Ueno, Koshi Ikeda, Minoru Maehara, Naoto Omura, Hiroaki Kurokawa & Satoshi Sawada

  2. Department of Pathology, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital, 2-3-1, Shin-machi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan

    Noriko Sakaida

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Ueno, Y., Ikeda, K., Maehara, M. et al. Traumatic neuroma of the bile duct. Abdom Imaging 33, 560–562 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-007-9318-x

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