Context Choledochal cysts are rare and of unknown cause. Their presentation is protean,
with the classical triad of pain, jaundice, and mass rarely seen. The potential complications …

The purpose of this review is to evaluate our current knowledge of the embryologic etiology
of pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM), its diagnosis, clinical aspects, and treatment, and to …

PURPOSE: The cause of choledochal (cystic or fusiform) malformation is not known. A
favoured hypothesis suggests that abnormal reflux of activated pancreatic secretions via a …

Evaluates 106 cases and presentation of two original cases on choledochal cysts and
neoplasm. Complications of choledochal cysts; Elective surgery on pristine choledochal …

Choledochal cysts are rare disease and of unknown etiology. They are typically a surgical
problem of infancy and childhood, but in nearly 20% of the patients the diagnosis is delayed …

The long-term complications of choledochal cysts include malignant degeneration of the
epithelial lining of the biliary tract. Possible factors leading to malignant degeneration were …

Choledochal cyst disease is defined by cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic
biliary tree. The anatomy of choledochal cyst disease was first described by Vater in 1723 …

Diagnostic criteria of pancreaticobiliary maljunction Page 1 J Hep Bil Pancr Surg (1994) 1:219-22I
9 Springer-Verlag 1994 Special topics Diagnostic criteria of pancreaticobiliary maljunction …

Abstract Background and Objectives It was proposed that occult pancreaticobiliary reflux
(OPBR) was associated with precancerous mucosal changes in the gallbladder, hence the …

AIM: To investigate the relationship between pancreatic amylase in bile duct and the clinico-
pathological features in adult patients with choledochal cyst and anomalous pancreatico …