Diseases

Choledochal Cyst

A congenital anatomic malformation of a bile duct, including cystic dilatation of the extrahepatic bile duct or the large intrahepatic bile duct. Classification is based on the site and type of dilatation. Type I is most common.

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Abstract

A congenital anatomic malformation of a bile duct, including cystic dilatation of the extrahepatic bile duct or the large intrahepatic bile duct. Classification is based on the site and type of dilatation. Type I is most common.

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  • Bile Duct Cysts
  • Choledochocele
  • Congenital Choledochal Cyst
  • Bile Duct Cyst
  • Choledochal Cyst, Congenital
  • Choledochal Cysts
  • Choledochoceles
  • Congenital Choledochal Cysts
  • Cyst, Bile Duct
  • Cyst, Choledochal
  • Cyst, Congenital Choledochal
  • Duct Cyst, Bile
  • Choledochal Cyst, Diverticulum
  • Choledochal Cyst, Type I
  • Choledochal Cyst, Type II
  • Choledochal Cyst, Type III
  • Choledochal Cyst, Type IV
  • Choledochal Cyst, Type V
  • Choledochal Diverticulum
  • Common Bile Duct Cyst
  • Congenital Biliary Dilatation
  • Cyst, Common Bile Duct
  • Cysts, Common Bile Duct
  • Intrahepatic Choledochal Cyst
  • Multiple Choledochal Cysts
  • Biliary Dilatation, Congenital
  • Choledochal Cyst, Intrahepatic
  • Choledochal Cyst, Multiple
  • Choledochal Cysts, Diverticulum
  • Choledochal Diverticulums
  • Congenital Biliary Dilatations
  • Cyst, Intrahepatic Choledochal
  • Cyst, Multiple Choledochal
  • Dilatation, Congenital Biliary
  • Diverticulum Choledochal Cyst
  • Diverticulum Choledochal Cysts
  • Diverticulum, Choledochal
  • Intrahepatic Choledochal Cysts
  • Multiple Choledochal Cyst

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic

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History Note

1990

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Previous Indexing

  • Biliary Tract Diseases (1972-1979)
  • Common Bile Duct (1966-1979)
  • Common Bile Duct Diseases (1980-1989)
  • Cysts (1966-1989)

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  1. C04w.182w.198w
  2. C06w.130.120.127w
  3. C06w.198.184w
  4. C16w.131w.314.184w

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NLM Classification

WI 753

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Choledochal Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015529. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015529
  2. Choledochal Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choledochal_cysts
  3. Choledochal Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2027937