Choledochal cysts presenting in late childhood and adulthood. Am J Surg 1981 May;141(5):568-71
Date
05/01/1981Pubmed ID
7223949DOI
10.1016/0002-9610(81)90050-7Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0019504257 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 18 CitationsAbstract
Primary excision is well accepted in children. Although the length of follow-up is inadequate, our review of the literature and experience with five patients suggests primary excision as the procedure of choice in older children and adults. Although the number of cases is too small and the follow-up too sporadic to draw statistically valid conclusions, excision has a lower morbidity, mortality and reoperation rate than internal cyst drainage, and definitive removal of tissue at risk for malignant degeneration seems intuitively more appealing.
Author List
Oldham KT, Hart MJ, White TTMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Child, Preschool
Common Bile Duct
Common Bile Duct Diseases
Cysts
Drainage
Duodenum
Female
Humans
Male
Urinary Bladder