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Published on: March 25, 2022
Obstructing choledochocele: diagnosis by endoscopic ultrasound
1Department of Medicine and Radiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199.
Abstract:
This report demonstrates the use of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of choledochocele. The patient was an elderly female who presented with abdominal pain, weight loss, and biliary obstruction. At endoscopic ultrasound a 5 cm cystic lesion was found near the ampulla, which clearly communicated with the common bile duct.
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