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DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1215584
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Congenital Choledochal Malformations – A European Perspective
Publikationsverlauf
received January 26, 2009
accepted after revision February 19, 2009
Publikationsdatum:
18. Juni 2010 (online)

Abstract
Congenital choledochal malformations (CCM) may be a cause of abdominal pain, jaundice and sepsis in children but are easily diagnosed with modern ultrasound techniques. A review of the current approach to surgical management is presented together with an updated practical classification of the spectrum of possible anomalies.
Key words
choledochal cyst - Caroli's disease - biliary tract
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