Choledochal Cyst – case report

  • Sara Cordeiro Fernandes Brás Interna do Internato Complementar de Cirurgia Geral – Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital de Cascais, Portugal
  • Hugo H. Dias Queimado Assistente – Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital de Cascais, Portugal
  • Sónia Maria M. Tomás Assistente – Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital de Cascais, Portugal
  • Artur Ramon R. de la Féria Assistente Graduado – Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital de Cascais, Portugal
  • João H. Cruz de Ascensão Santos Assistente Graduado Sénior – Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital de Cascais, Portugal

Abstract

Choledochal cysts are anatomical variations of the intra or extrahepatic biliary tree.
Reported frequency rates range from 1 case per 100.000 to 1 case per 2 million with a female-to-male ratio in the range of 4:1.
We report a case of a 22-year-old male, with right upper quadrant pain, carrying a gastroduodenoscopy compatible with antral gastropathy and duodenal procidence by external compression. The computed tomography (CT) scan showed a choledocal cyst with microlithiasis inside, compressing the second portion of the duodenum. The patient performed an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and a cholangio-MR (MRCP), that confirmed the diagnosis.
Surgery included cholecystectomy and complete excision of the cyst with sphincteroplasty.
No intra or postoperative complications were observed.

Keywords: Choledochal Cyst; Cyst excision; Bile ducts. 

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Published
2011-12-30
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BRÁS, Sara Cordeiro Fernandes et al. Choledochal Cyst – case report. Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia, [S.l.], n. 19, p. 67-70, dec. 2011. ISSN 2183-1165. Available at: <https://revista.spcir.com/index.php/spcir/article/view/77>. Date accessed: 18 apr. 2024.
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No 19 (2011): Dezembro 2011 - II Série
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Clinical Case
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