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. 2007 Fall;7(3):131-2.

Guess the case from the ochsner archives

Jason A Breaux  1 , William S Richardson, Vincent Adolph
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Guess the case from the ochsner archives

Jason A Breaux et al. Ochsner J. 2007 Fall.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Extrahepatic bile duct anatomy for Types I-IV choledochal cyst as classified by Todani. Type V (Caroli's Disease), with only intrahepatic dilatation not shown
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Image 1. Computed tomography image of upper abdomen revealing dilated extrahepatic bile duct with choledocholithiasis (arrow)
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Image 2. Fluoroscopic image during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography revealing Type I choledochal cyst containing stone (arrow)
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