Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography diagnosed pancreatitis associated choledochal cyst: report of one case
Lin JTH; Chen, Y.H.; Ni, Y.H.; Lai, H.S.; Peng, S.S.
Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica 42(6): 363-366
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1608-8115 PMID: 11811227 Document Number: 531138
This report describes a 6-year-old girl with a choledochal cyst associated with recurrent pancreatitis. A cystic dilatation of the common bile duct was detected by abdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). She displayed only one of the classic triads: abdominal pain plus pancreatitis. Cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy was indicated in this case. MRCP can be considered as a unique non-invasive tool and the first choice in evaluation of choledochal cyst in pediatric group.