Diagnosis of biliary papillomatosis with a spyglass® cholangioscope

We report the case of a 78-year-old woman with dyspepsia for several years and a history of cholecystectomy, informed by pathology as calculous cholecystopathy, where CT revealed a left-sided intrahepatic bile duct dilation. Cholangio-MRI confirmed a size increase in the distal intrahepatic bile duct on the left side, with T2-hyperintense contents with scarce contrast enhancement, which resulted in the observed dilation. . A Spybite® forceps was used to obtain a biopsy sample, which showed a benign papillary growth compatible with biliary papillomatosis. Biliary papillomatosis or intraductal papillary neoplasm of the biliary tract is a rare, uncommon condition characterized by intraductal papillary growth of the biliary epithelium. It has a tendency towards malignization, hence must be considered a premalignant condition . Major symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, and repeat cholangitis, with imaging studies being key for diagnostic suspicion . The development of cholangioscopy with biopsies allows an early diagnosis of malignant precursor lesions of the bile duct, thus allowing early treatment.