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An unusual choledochal cyst
Author(s) -
GUPTA ROHIT,
PRUTHI HARJEET SINGH,
BAIJAL SANJAY SARAN,
SARASWAT VIVEK ANAND
Publication year - 1997
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.1440-1746.1997.tb00369.x
Subject(s) - medicine , choledochal cysts , portal hypertension , common bile duct , bile duct , radiology , general surgery , cyst , gastroenterology , cirrhosis
ABSTRACT We report a case of Caroli's disease associated with diverticulae and choledochocele of the common bile duct, a wide pancreaticobiliary angle and non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension. This patient presented with recurrent episodes of cholangitis. To our knowledge, such a range of findings in the same patient has not been previously reported in the English language literature.