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A Case of amputation neuroma of the biliary tract with obstructive jaundice

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A case of obstructive jaundice due to amputation neuroma is presented. Concomitant gastric cancer obscured the etiology of biliary obstruction. Fifteen cases of obstructive jaundice caused by periductal amputation neuroma are collected from the English and Japanese literature and reviewed.

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  1. 1st Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, 113, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Nobutoshi Takahara M.D.

  2. The Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

    Seiichiro Ohshima M.D.

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  1. Nobutoshi Takahara M.D.
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  2. Shingi Saito M.D.
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  3. Masaru Yoshida M.D.
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Takahara, N., Saito, S., Yoshida, M. et al. A Case of amputation neuroma of the biliary tract with obstructive jaundice. Gastroenterol Jpn 16, 521–526 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02774524

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