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. 2021 May 14;34(1):e1573.
doi: 10.1590/0102-672020190004e1573. eCollection 2021.

CONGENITAL CYSTIC DILATATIONS OF THE BILE DUCTS: ATTEMPT FOR MODIFICATION IN CLASSIFICATION

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Gustavo Adrian Nari  1 , Alesio Lopez  1 , Angel Joseph  1 , Flavia Lopez  1 , Maria Eugenia DE-Elias  1 , Lorna Romero  1
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CONGENITAL CYSTIC DILATATIONS OF THE BILE DUCTS: ATTEMPT FOR MODIFICATION IN CLASSIFICATION

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Gustavo Adrian Nari et al. Arq Bras Cir Dig. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1. Type 4 dilatation with giant hepatolithiasis with anomalous biliopancreatic junction
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2. Type 1 choledocal cyst
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3. Surgical resection of gallbladder and choledocal cyst
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4. Cystic dilatation of the bile duct communicated with pancreatic pseudocyst
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5. Alonso Lej-Todani classification with our modification
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