A case of type IVa choledochal cyst.
- Author:
Se Hwan HAN
;
Hong Yong KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Choledochal cyst;
Treatment;
Hepatectomy
- MeSH:
Choledochal Cyst*;
Hepatectomy;
Humans;
Liver;
Male
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
1997;1(2):185-187
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The extent of excision and necessity of hepatectomy in type IVa choledochal cyst has not been clarified. We performed left lobectomy of the liver for complete excision of the cyst in a thirty-year-old male patient with type IVa choledochal cyst. Postoperative recovery was untroubled and outcome was satisfactory. Complete excision of the cyst including hepatectomy is an acceptable operative management for patients with type IVa choledochal cyst. This procedure can eliminate the possibility of subsequent cancer arising from remaining cyst.
