Abstract
A hemophiliac child presented with acute abdominal pain due to hemorrhage into an unsuspected choledochal cyst. Sonography delineated the cystic mass; hepatobiliary scintigraphy confirmed the diagnosis.
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Stein, M., Oates, E. Hemorrhage into a choledochal cyst in a hemophiliac child. Pediatr Radiol 20, 118–119 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02010655
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