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. 2019 Aug 20;4(10):458-460.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2019.07.005. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Type VI choledochal cyst diagnosed on ERCP with direct cholangioscopy

Lawrence Ku  1 , Marco A Paez  1 , Michael P O'Leary  2 , Danielle M Hari  2 , Sofiya Reicher  1
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Type VI choledochal cyst diagnosed on ERCP with direct cholangioscopy

Lawrence Ku et al. VideoGIE. .
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Figure 1
Choledochal cysts; type VI (arrow).
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Figure 2
MRCP view of a choledochal cyst, likely type II.
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Figure 3
A, Type VI choledochal cyst (arrow) and gallbladder, intraoperative view. B, Type VI choledochal cyst (arrow) and gallbladder, intraoperative FireFly view.
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Figure 4
Resected en bloc specimen; Debakey forceps on the cystic duct (arrow), tonsil forceps inside the choledochal cyst, and gallbladder stones (*).
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Figure 5
A, Type VI choledochal cyst without dysplasia (H&E, orig. mag. ×20). B, Type VI choledochal cyst without dysplasia (H&E, orig. mag. ×200).
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