Bile duct cysts: presentation in adults.
Bile duct or choledochal cysts are rare congenital anomalies and presentation in adult is infrequent. Seven cases of type I/IV bile duct cysts presenting in adult life have been treated by the authors during the past 2 years. The diagnosis was made using a combination of ultrasound and cholangiography (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography/percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography). All cases underwent total cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. There were no operative complications and all patients were asymptomatic in the follow-up period, which ranged from 3 to 23 months.
Bose
S M
SM
Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Lobo
D N
DN
Singh
G
G
Wig
J D
JD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology