Choledochocele presenting with jaundice. Diagnosis by percutaneous cholangiogram.
A case of choledochocele, a cystic dilatation of the common bile duct, is reported and relevant aspects of the literature are reviewed. This case is significant for the patient's presentation with jaundice and for the preoperative demonstration and diagnosis by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram.
D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology