Journal article
Management of a massive choledochal cyst in a 12 year-old girl: Which imaging modalities should be performed preoperatively?
Abstract
A previously well 12 year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of fatigue, pruritus, and epigastric discomfort. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a cystic mass in the right upper quadrant measuring 17.0 × 13.2 × 11.7 cm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the diagnosis of a choledochal cyst and hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scintigraphy demonstrated a communication between the cyst and biliary …
Authors
Hamidi S; Livingston MH; Alnaqi A; Yousef Y; Walton JM
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol. 10, , pp. 42–46
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.epsc.2016.04.028
ISSN
2213-5766