A CASE OF CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA IN CHOLEDOCHAL CYST
Abstract
Choledochal cyst, a rare congenital
anomaly is an anomalous dilatation of
the biliary tract associated with various
complications, the most dreaded of
which is cholangiocarcinoma which
needs early diagnosis and treatment.
The case presented here is a 43 year old
female with choledochal cyst which on
laparotomy was found to be complicated
with cholangiocarcinoma and was unresectable.
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