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Choledochal cyst diagnosed in pregnancy

R L Grotz1, R G MacDermid, R Orlando

  • 1Department of Surgery, Hartford Hospital.

A primigravid patient with a type 1 choledochal cyst is reported. Conservative management allowed completion of the pregnancy and vaginal delivery of a term infant. Postpartum, the choledochal cyst was excised and biliary tree drained. A review of the literature and discussion of management alternatives of choledochal cysts discovered during pregnancy is presented.

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