Aplasia of the dorsal pancreas and choledochal cyst.
The authors describe a rare case of choledochal cyst and aplasia of the dorsal pancreas complicated with chronic pancreatitis. A 9-year-old boy presented with obstructive jaundice. After biliary drainage using pericutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) technique, the patient underwent choledochal cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. The association of choledochal cyst and aplasia of the dorsal pancreas with chronic pancreatitis has never been reported previously.
Department of Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4 Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, 232-8555, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. noyachi@hotmail.com
Noboru
N
Oyachi
Youkatsu
Y
Ohhama
Hiroshi
H
Take
Yoshimitsu
Y
Fukuzato
Toru
T
Murakami
Norihiko
N
Kitagawa
Hironori
H
Kudo
D002648:Child; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy