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Accessory hepatic duct associated with a choledochal cyst

Pediatric Surgery International volume 12, pages 54–56 (1997)Cite this article

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This case report describes an accessory hepatic duct (AHD) identified by intraoperative cholangiography during excisional surgery of a choledochal cyst (CC). The accessory duct was divided and reconstructed successfully to the Roux-en-Y jejunal loop. The postoperative course was uneventful, and follow-up abdominal sonography revealed neither evidence of biliary tract obstruction nor atrophic changes of the liver. It is advocated that an AHD should be meticulously reconstructed if it is divided during excisional surgery of a CC.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Y. -C. Duh, H. -S. Lai & W. -J. Chen

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Duh, Y.C., Lai, H.S. & Chen, W.J. Accessory hepatic duct associated with a choledochal cyst. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 54–56 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01194803

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Key words

  • Accessory hepatic duct
  • Choledochal cyst