Successful endoscopic unroofing for a pediatric choledochocele

J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Aug;44(8):1643-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.03.042.

Abstract

A choledochocele (type 3 choledochal cyst) is rarely observed in children. A 6-year-old boy experienced abdominal pain approximately 6 times in the previous 5 months. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography findings revealed a small cyst in the distal common bile duct. An endoscopic examination was performed, and a choledochocele was detected at the duodenal papilla. Endoscopic unroofing was successfully performed, and the postoperative course was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
  • Choledochal Cyst / diagnosis
  • Choledochal Cyst / surgery*
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male