Choledochal cyst: a review of seven cases from Auckland.
This is a short review of the operative experience during the last decade with seven patients who presented with a choledochal cyst. A choledochal cyst is reported for the first time in a Polynesian. The relevant literature is briefly reviewed, with particular attention to operative management, which was found to carry a 10% mortality.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007422:Intestines / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging