All issues > Volume 24(6); 1981

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(6):584-588. Published online June 15, 1981.

A Case of Congenital Choledochal Cyst.

Joon Ho Kim, Jung Ju Kim, Ko Chang Kim, Byung Yun Cheong, Won Jae Park

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We experienced a case of congenital choledochal cyst in a 6 months old korean female infant with complaints of abdominal distension, jaundice, loose stool and a large mass of the abdomenin the right upper quadrant since about 3 months prior to admission. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical symptoms and signs, physical examination, radiological findings and surgical findings. She was operated with good result and discharged in well condition 28 days after. The review of the related literature was made briefly.

Keywords :Abdominal mass;Congenital Choledochal Cyst;Operative Cholangiogram