title: Accessory hepatic duct associated with a choledochal cyst.
abstract: This case report describes an accessory hepatic duct (AHD) identified by intraoperative cholangiography during excisional surgery of a choledochal cyst (CC). The accessory duct was divided and reconstructed successfully to the Roux-en-Y jejunal loop. The postoperative course was uneventful, and follow-up abdominal sonography revealed neither evidence of biliary tract obstruction nor atrophic changes of the liver. It is advocated that an AHD should be meticulously reconstructed if it is divided during excisional surgery of a CC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Duh
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography