title: Central diabetes insipidus associated with Caroli syndrome.
abstract: Caroli disease is a rare congenital malformation characterized by cystic dilatations of large bile ducts. There are two forms of Caroli disease. Simple form entails the bile duct dilatation or ectasia. Complex form is copresense of hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension. Here is presented a case of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) associated with Caroli disease.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Divisions of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey. semcetinkaya@gmail.com
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: Ayfer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alikasifoglu
mesh_terms: D016767:Caroli Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male