Obstructive jaundice and cholangitis caused by an arterial ring of the proper hepatic artery around the common bile duct

Abstract Background: Many different benign and malignant diseases can cause obstruction of the extrahepatic biliary duct. One of the more serious complications of biliary obstruction is cholangitis leading to emergency decompression. Anatomic variations are frequent in this region; however, it has rarely been reported that the extrahepatic bile duct is compressed by the arterial vessels. Case Report: We present the case of a 68-year-old woman who was admitted through the emergency department of our hospital with jaundice, abdominal pain and