A RARE TYPE IVa GIANT CHOLEDOCHAL CYST IN ADULT PATIENT: CASE REPORT

JYOTISH ROY

A RARE TYPE IVa GIANT CHOLEDOCHAL CYST IN ADULT PATIENT: CASE REPORT

JYOTISH ROY

Abstract

Choledochal cyst is a rare congenital cystic dialatation of biliary ductal system. We report a 35 year male patient presented to the emergency with pain, fever, jaundice and upper abdominal swelling with history of similar attack in past. He was diagnose a case of giant type IVa choledochal cyst with massive dialatation of both intrahepatic and extraheptic biliary tree with the help of Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreaticography(MRCP). We will discuss about clinical feature and imaging characteristics of giant type IVa choledochal cyst.

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