An unusual choledochal cyst.
We report a case of Caroli's disease associated with diverticulae and choledochocele of the common bile duct, a wide pancreaticobiliary angle and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. This patient presented with recurrent episodes of cholangitis. To our knowledge, such a range of findings in the same patient has not been previously reported in the English language literature.
Gupta
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Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Pruthi
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HS
Baijal
S S
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Saraswat
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D000293:Adolescent; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D016767:Caroli Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002758:Cholangiography; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography