[Clinical considerations on a case of Caroli disease]

A case of Caroli's disease is presented. Stress is laid on the importance of transcutaneous cholangiography in the diagnosis of this morbid form, and the usefulness of both echotomography and computed tomography. The latter permits visualisation of the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts and indicates the extent of the disease. At the same time, it permits evaluation of any alterations of other organs. Attention is also drawn to the importance of careful diagnostic employment of these means of investigation. Emphasis is equally placed on the way complications can be prevented through medical and surgical management.