Congenital cystic dilation of the common bile duct (a review of five cases and review of the literature)

ABSTRACT

Five cases of choledochus cysts have been presented. All were not diagnosed clinically. All were females and relatively very young presenting the classic triad of mass, jaundice and pain except in case 4 and the classic pathologic picture of a cystic mass, an absent lining epithelium and a patent bile duct. (Summary)