title: Complete resection of a rare intrahepatic variant of a choledochal cyst.
abstract: The vast majority of choledochal cysts occur as either saccular or diffuse fusiform dilatation of the extrahepatic bile duct. We describe the complete resection of a rare single intrahepatic choledochal cyst communicating with the extrahepatic biliary tree. While previous reports describe partial resection with enteral drainage, we performed a complete resection of this rare choledochal cyst.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Arghavan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salles
authors.forename: Zachary J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Kastenberg
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Brendan C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Matias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruzoni
mesh_terms: D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male