Hydatid cyst of head of pancreas mimicking choledochal cyst.
A 5-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain, intermittent jaundice and a gall bladder lump. Clinical examination and preoperative imaging suggested the diagnosis of a type I choledochal cyst (CDC). During surgery, this was found to be a hydatid cyst (HC) occupying the head of pancreas causing obstruction to the common bile duct (CBD). A pancreatic HC mimicking a CDC and presenting with CBD obstruction is unusual.
Department of Pediatrics, Ekta Institute of Child Health, Raipur, India. drsanwar50@gmail.com
Sanwar
S
Agrawal
Pulak
P
Parag
D002675:Child, Preschool; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*