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Colonic atresia and choledochal cyst: a rare combination

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Colonic atresia and choledochal cyst are rare congenital abnormalities and there are few cases of their coexistence reported in the literature. We report a case of choledochal cyst and colonic atresia in a term neonate. Our prenatal ultrasonographic and intraoperative findings support the idea that these two entities may be related.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW-1601, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0570, USA

    Amar Nijagal, Hanmin Lee & Michael R. Harrison

  2. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Amar Nijagal, Hanmin Lee & Michael R. Harrison

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Doruk Ozgediz

  4. Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Vickie A. Feldstein

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  1. Amar Nijagal
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Correspondence to Hanmin Lee.

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Nijagal, A., Ozgediz, D., Feldstein, V.A. et al. Colonic atresia and choledochal cyst: a rare combination. Pediatr Surg Int 25, 113–115 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-008-2280-z

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