Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4252908 | Cirugía Española | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Congenital dilations of the biliary tract are a group of rare conditions, commonly associated with the presence of an abnormality at the junction of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct, which may lead to the reflux of pancreatic juice within the biliary tree. The main clinical symptoms are, abdominal pain, cholangitis and acute pancreatitis, and the most serious complication is malignant degeneration. The treatment of choice is cholecystectomy and complete excision of the bile duct from its bifurcation to its intra-pancreatic segment.
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Authors
ElÃas DomÃnguez-Comesaña,