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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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  1. Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India

    Sandip Pal, Ebby George Simon, Anoop K Koshy & B. S. Ramakrishna

  2. Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ravish S. Raju, Fredrick L Vyas, Philip Joseph & V. Sitaram

  3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India

    Anu Eapen

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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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