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Caroli’s disease was first described by Caroli in 1958 and characterized by segmental cystic
dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. There is stasis of bile with stone formation in the dilatated
ducts, giving rise to frequent attacks of pain and cholangitis.
In the past, diagnosis of the Caroli’s disease is rarely established prior to operation and subsequent
cholangiography. Recently, with ultrasonography, computerized tomography, radioisotope... |
