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Choledochal cyst: Anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary ductal system and biliary malignancy
Author(s) -
KOMI NOBUHIKO,
TAKEHARA HIROO,
KUNITOMO KAZUFUMI
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1989.tb00808.x
Subject(s) - choledochal cysts , medicine , malignancy , cyst , biliary ducts , general surgery , radiology , gastroenterology
Congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) or choledochal cyst has previously been considered a rarity; however, the number of cases reported in the literature has been increasing. It is generally accepted that there is a predominance in Japanese, as more than one‐third of the cases are from Japanese literature.