Caroli's disease misdiagnosed as bile duct cystadenoma: A case report

• Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 653 - 657
• Main Authors: Su, Dai, Lan, Yuxia, Wang, Baibing, Ma, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: bile duct cystadenoma; Bile Duct Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bile ducts; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic - diagnostic imaging; Caroli Disease - diagnostic imaging; Caroli's disease; Case reports; Computed tomography; Congenital diseases; congenital intrahepatic bile duct dilatation; Cystadenoma - diagnostic imaging; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Errors; Echinococcosis; Female; Humans; imaging; intrahepatic bile duct cyst; Male; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Ultrasonography - methods; congenital intrahepatic bile duct dilatation; intrahepatic bile duct cyst; bile duct cystadenoma; imaging; Caroli's disease

Caroli's disease is also known as Congenital intrahepatic bile duct dilatation, and previously known as a congenital intrahepatic bile duct cyst; it is characterized by single or multiple intrahepatic cystic dilatations. In this article, we report a case of Caroli's disease (CT size 21.2 ×...