An unusual variant of choledochal cyst: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Choledochal cyst is an uncommon congenital disease of the biliary tract in the UK. There are five main types of choledochal cyst with several recognised sub-types. However, occasional variants do occur. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a female infant with an antenatally diagnose...

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Autores principales: Sadiq, Javaid, Nandi, Biplap, Lakhoo, Kokila
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-54
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Choledochal cyst is an uncommon congenital disease of the biliary tract in the UK. There are five main types of choledochal cyst with several recognised sub-types. However, occasional variants do occur. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a female infant with an antenatally diagnosed choledochal cyst. The operative cholangiogram revealed an unusual intrahepatic biliary tree. The cyst was successfully excised and the infant is well at 18-months follow up. CONCLUSION: The anatomy should be clearly defined before surgical excision as abnormal variants can occur, which usually do not fit into the known classification types and subtypes.

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