This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Choi, E Articles by Lee, M-G Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Choi, E Articles by Lee, M-G

Duplication of the extrahepatic bile duct with anomalous union of the pancreaticobiliary ductal system revealed by MR cholangiopancreatography

¹ Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, 138-736 Seoul, Korea, ² Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA

Correspondence: Jae Ho Byun, MD, Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, 138-736 Seoul, Korea. E-mail: jhbyun{at}amc.seoul.kr

MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a valuable, non-invasive tool for accurate examination of the biliary system. We report a case in which MRCP played a critical role in the diagnosis of a duplication of the extrahepatic bile duct with anomalous union of the pancreaticobiliary ductal system in a patient with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. This variant of a duplication of the extrahepatic biliary system has not been described previously in the literature.