title: Spontaneous choledochal cyst rupture in pregnancy with concomitant chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Choledochal cysts are rare cystic transformations of the biliary tree that are increasingly diagnosed in adult patients. We report here a case of spontaneous rupture of a choledochal cyst in a pregnant young lady with chronic pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India. drsandippall@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Ebby George
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Anoop K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Koshy
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.forename: Ravish S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Fredrick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sitaram
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eapen
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D050497:Stillbirth