title: [Diagnosis and treatment of congenital choledochal cysts in adults].
abstract: We report the experience with 97 adult patients with bile duct cysts in the past 30 years (1965-1995). The median age at time of initial therapy in our department was 37 years (range, 16 to 78 years). Clinical symptoms in most cases were non-specific, resulting in delayed diagnosis. 74 patients (76%) had coexistent pancreaticohepatobiliary disease. Carcinoma of the biliary duct occurred in 16 patients (17%). Abnormal pancreatobiliary duct junction (APBDJ) was found in 28 patients. 94 patients underwent a total of 169 biliarytract procedures. Cyst excision with Roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy and internal drainage were the main procedures. The result of long-term follow-up shows that internal drainage frequently resulted in recurrent cholangitis and cyst malignancy which need reoperation. In contrast, cyst excision was associated with a significantly lower incidence of recurred cholangitis and lower occurrence of malignancy. Thus, cyst excision with Roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy is recommended as the treatment of choice for adult patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, First Teaching Hospital, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged