A case of resected hilar cholangiocarcinoma recurring in the abdominal wall and repaired with a composix kugel patch^®

Abstract

We report a case of hilar cholangiocarcinoma recurrence in the abdominal wall involving the liver and stomach, in which we used a Composix Kugel Patch^® to repair the abdominal wall defect. A 62-year-old man who had undergone extended right hepatectomy 3 years earlier was found to have an upper abdominal wall tumor, diagnosed by aspiration biopsy cytology as a recurrence. Computed tomography showed a 3×3×4 cm abdominal tumor invading the liver and stomach. He underwent tumor resection with partial liver and stomach resection. We repaired a 6×10 cm abdominal wall defect with a Composix Kugel Patch^®. The infection-free postoperative course was uneventful and he has been followed up without recurrence. The prosthesis was useful for repairing the abdominal wall defect caused by malignant neoplasm recurrence.