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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Bile duct cysts are congenital conditions associated with benign cystic dilatation of bile ducts. They are uncommon in western countries[1] [2] but not as rare in East Asian nations like Japan and China.
References
- ↑ Liu YB, Wang JW, Devkota KR; et al. (2007). "Congenital choledochal cysts in adults: twenty-five-year experience". Chin. Med. J. 120 (16): 1404–7. PMID 17825168.
- ↑ Yu, Jinxing, Turner, Mary Ann, Fulcher, Ann S., Halvorsen, Robert A. Congenital Anomalies and Normal Variants of the Pancreaticobiliary Tract and the Pancreas in Adults: Part 1, Biliary Tract. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2006 187: 1536-1543