Choledochal cyst diagnosed in pregnancy

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 alternat...

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Published inConnecticut medicine Vol. 55; no. 5; p. 262
Main Authors Grotz, R L, MacDermid, R G, Orlando, R, Pyrtek, L J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1991
Subjects
Adult
Cholangiography
Cholecystectomy
Choledochal Cyst - diagnostic imaging
Choledochal Cyst - surgery
Drainage
Duodenum - surgery
Female
Hepatic Duct, Common - surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0010-6178