title: Congenital cystic lesions of the biliary tree.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the imaging findings of congenital cystic lesions of the biliary tract.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Congenital cystic lesions of the biliary tract include ductal plate malformations and choledochal cysts and can be recognized with characteristic imaging findings and basic knowledge of the embryologic development of the biliary tree.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia, Hospital Infante D. Pedro, EPE, Aveiro, Portugal. ines_agp_santiago@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Curvo-Semedo
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tardáguila
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caseiro-Alves
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000196:embryology*; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media