Observational studyLangenbeck's archives of surgery2021
Tactics, techniques, and challenges in the management of giant choledochal cyst in adolescents and adults: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Navigating the Giant: A Case Series of Giant Choledochal Cysts in Infants Managed Laparoscopically.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Surgical management strategies and postoperative outcomes of choledochal cysts in children: the role of preoperative radiological assessment in a retrospective observational study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- An explainable machine learning model for predicting postoperative cholangitis in pediatric surgical patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction.BioData mining · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic resection of a giant choledochal cyst: A rare case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Using machine learning models to predict the surgical risk of children with pancreaticobiliary maljunction and biliary dilatation.Surgery today · 2023Article
- Management of complicated choledochal cyst in children: ultrasound-guided percutaneous external drainage and subsequent definitive operation.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- A rare case of a male Choledochal Cyst with an ambiguous distal end incidentally discovered in adolescence.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Giant choledochal cyst: The largest reported!Clinical case reports · 2023Article
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- Challenges of Surgical Treatment of Atypical Giant Choledochal Cyst with the Absence of Gallbladder in Adult Patient.Case reports in surgery · 2022Article
- Giant Choledochal Cyst in an Adult at a Teaching Hospital in South-Western Uganda: A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2021Article
- Comparison of open and laparoscopic outcomes of adult Type-I congenital choledochal cysts.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCholedochal cyst is a rare congenital anomaly manifesting as cystic dilatation of the biliary tree. This study presents our 5-year experience with giant choledochal cyst in adolescents and adults, focusing primarily on its clinical presentation, operative challenges, and pragmatic solutions.
methodsA retrospective observational study was conducted on 58 adolescent and adult choledochal cyst patients who were managed at a tertiary care hospital. Giant choledochal cyst is defined as cyst with a maximum diameter of ≥ 10 cm. Demographic profile, clinical presentation, and surgical outcome of these patients were analyzed.
resultsA total of 12 patients with giant choledochal cyst were managed in our department in a duration of 5 years. The median age of patients with giant choledochal cyst was 20 years (range, 13-30 years) and male to female ratio was 1:2. Giant choledochal cysts were more symptomatic and 8 out of 12 presented with classic triad of abdominal pain, mass, and jaundice. One patient with giant choledochal cyst had metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Eleven patients underwent surgical cyst excision. Surgery of the giant cyst was challenging and required technical modifications for safe excision.
conclusionGiant choledochal cyst is an unusual entity that is rarely encountered beyond first decade of life. These cysts pose unique surgical challenges and require modification of the standard operative technique.
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