Choledochocele

Last revised by Bahman Rasuli ◉ on 27 Jan 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Rasuli B, Bell D, et al. Choledochocele. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 31 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-23447

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-23447

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/23447

rID:

23447

Article created:

16 Jun 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Jan 2021, Bahman Rasuli ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Bahman Rasuli had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

13 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Hepatobiliary

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Choledochocoele
Choledochocoeles
Choledochoceles
Todani type III cholechochal cyst
Type III choledochal cyst

Choledochoceles refer to a specific type of choledochal cyst (type III under the Todani classification system). In this type, there is dilatation of the intramural portion of the distal common bile duct within the duodenal wall. Its precise etiology is not clear ³. Patients are usually adolescents and may present with a recurrent crisis of right upper quadrant pain, hyperamylasemia, or jaundice.

Malignant transformation of a choledochocele occurs very rarely.

When a choledochocele is small and symptomatic, it may be treated with an endoscopic sphincterotomy. Larger cysts are often removed by a surgical cystoduodenostomy.