Diagnosis and treatment of congenital choledochal cyst in adults review of 109 cases

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Objective To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of congenital choledochal cyst (CCC).Methods The clinical data of 109 adult patients with congenital choledochal cyst admitted in Peking Union Medical College Hospita between 1984 and 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.The male: female ratio was 1 : 3.8.The mean age was 32.8 years.Seventy-eight of the patients belonged to Todani type Ⅰ, while twenty-six to type Ⅳ and five to type Ⅴ.There was no case of type Ⅱ or Ⅲ.Results Right upper abdominal pain or discomfort and recurrent cholangitis were the predominant presentations.Thirty patients had undergone previous surgical procedures while 26 procedures were done before 2000.B-US and MRCP were the primary methods for diagnosis after 2000.Ninety-four patients underwent complete excision of the extrahepatic cyst and hepaticojejunostomy.Four patients required the left lateral hepateetomy in addition.Four patients were testified malignant change by pathological examination.There were four pancreatic fistulas and two Subphrenic abscesses.There was no postoperative death.Forty-six patients were available for follow-up.The late complications in-eluded recurrent cholangitis, hepaticojejunostomy anastomosis stricture and intrahepatic biliary calcu-la.Conclusions Right upper abdominal pain or discomfort and recurrent cholangitis were the most common presentations in adult congenital choledochal cyst patients.B-US and MRCP should be the prefered imaging methods for diagnosis.Complete excision of the extrahepatic cyst and hepaticojeju-nostomy were ideal treatment. Key words: Congenital choledochal cyst; Diagnosis; Treatment