title: Spontaneous rupture of choledochal cyst presenting in childhood.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of choledochal cysts is one of the rare complications, and can sometimes be the initial manifestation. It should be considered in the presence of bile-like fluid. A 10-year-old girl had acute onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, and elevated bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase levels. There was no trauma in her history. In ultrasonography and computed tomography, dilated common bile duct, cystic mass of 10 x 6 cm, and free intraperitoneal fluid in abdominal cavity were demonstrated. Radiological methods, especially intraoperative cholangiography, should be performed for evaluation. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the choledochal cyst with clinical and radiological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Demet Aydoğdu
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kiresi
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabacakoğlu
authors.forename: Alaaddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dilsiz
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karaköse
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography