Research Article
Choledochal Cyst in Adults: Etiopathogenesis, Presentation, Management, and Outcome—Case Series and Review
Table 1
Demographic details, management, and outcome of patients.
| Pt | Age/sex | Symptoms/signs | Type of cyst | Previous surgery | Investigations | Procedure | Postop comp. early | Postop comp. late | Hospital stay (days) |
| 1 | 38/F | Abd. pain, acute pancreatitis | Type III | Nil | US, CT, and ERCP | ERCP sphct | Nil | | 3 |
| 2 | 28/F | Abd. pain, Jn, and cholangitis | Type I-C | Choledochoduodenostomy | US/CT/MRCP | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | | 10 |
| 3 | 32/F | Abd. pain, Jn | Type I-A | Nil | US/ERCP/MRCP | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | | 10 |
| 4 | 16/F | Abd. pain, Jn, cholangitis, and abd. mass | Type I-A | Nil | US/ERCP/MRCP | CC/CEx/HJ | Mild pancreatitis/ anastomosis leak | Chol. | 32 |
| 5 | 22/M | Abd. pain | Type II | Nil | US/MRCP | Excision | Nil | | 7 |
| 6 | 37/M | Abd. pain, Jn, and acute pancreatitis | Type I-A | Nil | US/CT | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | | 7 |
| 7 | 38/F | Abd. pain, Jn, and abd. mass | Type I-C | Nil | US/CT | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | Chol. | 8 |
| 8 | 30/F | Abd. pain | Type I-A | Nil | US/CT | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | | 8 |
| 9 | 25/F | Abd. pain, Jn | Type I-A | Nil | US/CT/MRCP | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | | 7 |
| 10 | 29/F | Abd. pain, Jn | Type I-C | Nil | US/CT | CC/CEx/HJ | Nil | | 7 |
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Pt = patient number, abd. = abdominal, Jn = jaundice, US = ultrasound, MRCP = magnetic resonance cholangiography, ERCP = endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, CC = cholecystectomy, CEx = complete excision of cyst, HJ = hepaticojejunostomy, sphct = sphincterotomy, comp. = complications, chol. = cholangitis.
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