Choledochal Cyst: A Report of a Rare Disease

Authors

  • Md Billal Alam Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Shormistha Biswas Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Ratan Das Gupta Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Anup Kumar Shaha Department of Medicine, SSMC, Dhaka
  • Shahidur Rahman Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Pratha Pratim Das Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Ashrafur Rahman Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • GM Hafizur Rahman Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Mostakim Maria Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka
  • Md Khyrul Kabir Department of Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka

Keywords:

Choledochal cyst, Todani classification, CT of abdomen, Roux-en Y hepaticojejunostomy

Abstract

Choledochal cyst is an aneurysmal dilatation of the bile duct. It is a rare condition. Here we report a case of choledochal cyst in a 15 year-old female patient. She presented to the out patient clinic with the complaints of recurrent pain and lump in the upper abdomen along with fever for 1 year. The diagnosis was made by abdominal ultrasound complemented by computed tomography.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10091

JOM 2012; 13(1): 120-122

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Choledochal Cyst: A Report of a Rare Disease. (2012). Journal of Medicine, 13(1), 120-122. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10091

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2012)

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Choledochal Cyst: A Report of a Rare Disease. (2012). Journal of Medicine, 13(1), 120-122. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10091