title: A predisposing factor for spontaneous choledochal cyst perforation: esophageal dilatation procedures.
abstract: Cyst rupture is one of the rarest complications of choledochal cysts (CC). We report an 8-year-old boy with CC rupture leading to bile peritonitis following repeated esophageal dilatations for corrosive stricture, and discuss how the esophageal dilatation procedures might constitute a predisposing factor for CC perforation.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doneray
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bedri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seven
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sepetcigil
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Bedii
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Orbak
keywords: Choledochal cyst; Esophageal dilatation; Perforation