Familial occurrence of congenital bile duct dilatation.
Congenital bile duct dilatation (CBD) that developed in a parent and son is presented. Familial occurrence of CBD is rare, with only a few male cases having been reported. Since the initial report of CBD occurring in siblings in 1981, a total of 20 cases (10 pairs) have been published as of 2007. Clinical and genetic features of CBD are discussed.
Iwasaki
Junji
J
Department of Surgery, Matsusaka City Hospital, 1550 Tono-machi, Matsusaka, Mie 515-8566, Japan. junji.iwasaki@gmail.com
Ogura
Yoshifumi
Y
Nakagawa
Shunichi
S
Kato
Kenji
K
Kondo
Akinobu
A
Shiraki
Katsuya
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012196:Review Literature as Topic