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Spontaneous choledochal cyst rupture in pregnancy with concomitant chronic pancreatitis

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Choledochal cysts are rare cystic transformations of the biliary tree that are increasingly diagnosed in adult patients. We report here a case of spontaneous rupture of a choledochal cyst in a pregnant young lady with chronic pancreatitis.

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Pal, S., Simon, E.G., Koshy, A.K. et al. Spontaneous choledochal cyst rupture in pregnancy with concomitant chronic pancreatitis. Indian J Gastroenterol 32, 127–129 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0286-x

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Keywords

  • Choledochal cyst
  • Chronic pancreatitis
  • Hepaticojejunostomy