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Fortuitous Discovery of a Periampullary Choledochal Diverticulum

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Diverticulum of the biliary tree is an extremely rare unreported type of biliary anomaly. Unlike choledochal cysts, these lesions are not congenital and are not associated with aberrant pancreatic biliary duct or risk of biliary neoplasia; thus, surgical management is clearly not indicated. We report the case of a 71-year-old female who was operated on for cholelithiasis with dilated common bile duct. The intraoperative cholangiography demonstrated a periampullary choledochal diverticulum.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Trauma Center Ben Arous, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

    Marwen Sghaier, Imen Ben Ismail, Saber Rebii & Ayoub Zoghlami

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EMBZ and IBI analysed and interpreted the patient data and wrote the manuscript. MS, SR and AZ contributed in the critical revision. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Imen Ben Ismail.

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Sghaier, M., Ben Ismail, I., Rebii, S. et al. Fortuitous Discovery of a Periampullary Choledochal Diverticulum. Indian J Surg 85, 1499–1500 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03732-0

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