Caroli's disease.
Carolis disease is a rare communicating segmental or diffuse dilatation of the intrahepatic biliary tree. Cholangitis, liver cirrhosis and cholangiocarcinoma are its potential complications. A case of Carolis disease in a boy of 6 years with bilobal involvement presenting with intermittent abdominal pain, fever and hepatomegaly is reported here.
Karim
A S M Bazlul
AS
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. karimb@bangla.net
D016767:Caroli Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male