Caroli disease: the diagnostic approach.
Two new pediatric examples of Caroli disease are reported; one was diagnosed by operative cholangiography and one by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography. Although a variety of approaches may lead one to suspect the diagnosis, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography is now the method of choice to establish the diagnosis.
D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001657:Biliary Dyskinesia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002758:Cholangiography; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome