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Huge Choledochal Cyst in a 26-Year-Old Female: A Case Report

Published:2024-07-18 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2276-6944
Container-title:Journal of West African College of Surgeons
language:en
Short-container-title:J West Afr Coll Surg

Author:

Adebajo Glory¹,Adebunmi Aduragbemi¹,Olugbami Adebayo²,Ijarotimi Oluwasegun³,Aderibigbe Adeniyi⁴,Ojumu Titilayo⁵,Adisa Adewale⁶

Affiliation:

1. College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

2. Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

3. Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

4. Department of Radiology, Obafemi Awolowo University and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

5. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

6. Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract We present the case of a 26-year old woman who developed obstructive jaundice and massive abdominal swelling. Investigations revealed a huge choledochal cyst with obstructive pattern of hyperbilirubinaemia. She had exploratory laparotomy, drainage and excision of the choledochal cyst and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. She has been followed up for 6 months in good clinical condition.

Publisher

Medknow

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