Children presenting with hydatid cysts in common bile duct and choledochal cyst

Abstract

Hydatid cysts developing primarily in the common bile duct are extremely rare. Occasionally, hydatid cysts rupture into the extrahepatic biliary ducts and cause obstruction [1-7]. Two children with intact hydatid cysts in the common bile duct and choledochal cysts were seen during a 2-year period in the Paediatric Surgery Division of the Children's Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The details of their presentation and operative management are reported. © 1993 Springer-Verlag.