Discordance for anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal junction and congenital biliary dilatation in a set of monozygotic twins.
A pair of monozygotic twins, 2-year-old Japanese girls, discordant for both anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal junction and congenital biliary dilatation, are reported. The pathogenesis of the disease is discussed in relation to the occurrence of discordant monozygotic twins.
Uchida
M
M
Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
Tsukahara
M
M
Fuji
T
T
Fujihara
T
T
Ueki
K
K
Kajii
T
T
D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic