title: Porta choledochal fistula: an unusual complication of a cholangiocarcinoma arising from a type I choledochal cyst.
abstract: A vena porta choledochal fistula caused by an adenocarcinoma arising from a type I choledochal cyst was detected in a 42-year-old woman. The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this malignancy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kuzu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*