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The authors describe a rare case of choledochal cyst and aplasia of the dorsal pancreas complicated with chronic pancreatitis. A 9-year-old boy presented with obstructive jaundice. After biliary drainage using pericutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) technique, the patient underwent choledochal cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. The association of choledochal cyst and aplasia of the dorsal pancreas with chronic pancreatitis has never been reported previously.
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Oyachi, N., Ohhama, Y., Take, H. et al. Aplasia of the dorsal pancreas and choledochal cyst. Ped Surgery Int 22, 557–559 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1652-5
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