Choledochocele: changing trends in diagnosis and management

Surg Today. 1996;26(4):281-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00311589.

Abstract

Eighty-four patients with choledochocele collected from the world literature and one personal observation are reviewed. The main issues regarding clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up, and the treatment of this uncommon lesion are discussed. Abdominal pain was the most common clinical feature (91% of cases), followed by pancreatitis (38%), nausea or vomiting (35%), and jaundice (26%). In addition, associated lithiasis was found in 43% of the cases. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was the most useful diagnostic procedure and resulted in a correct diagnosis in all but one of the patients investigated by this method. Surgical excision of the duodenal luminal portion of the choledochocele was the treatment most commonly used (65% of cases). In recent years, operative endoscopy has also been increasingly used, with good results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Choledochal Cyst / diagnosis
  • Choledochal Cyst / pathology
  • Choledochal Cyst / surgery*
  • Common Bile Duct / pathology
  • Common Bile Duct / surgery
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Endoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged