Abstract
Congenital cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts involving the major intrahepatic radicles was first described by Caroli and hence named as Caroli's disease. We present here a case in which the only symptom was intermittent pain in the abdomen for last one-and-a-half-year and a radionuclide scan done effectively, not only diagnosed the disease but also the associated cholangitis.
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Sharma, R., Mondal, A., Taneja, V. et al. Radionuclide scintigraphy in Caroli's disease. Indian J Pediatr 64, 105–107 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02795788
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