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Six cases of choledochal cysts, 4 women and 2 males are described during the first and second decades of life. Only in 3 cases the triada of mass, abdominal pain, and jaundice was present. Imaging studies such as ultrasound, CT, isotope scanning, oral cholecystography, and intravenous cholangiography are described, and some were made in these patients. Summaries of the charts, treatments, and surgical techniques are presented.

Carlos Chamorro-Mera, Profesor Titular Departamento de Medicina Interna, Sección de Radiología, Facultad de Salud Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Profesor Titular Departamento de Medicina Interna, Sección de Radiología, Facultad de Salud Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Edgar Castillo, Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Carlos Marín, Médico Radiólogo, Centro Médico San José, Cali, Colombia

Médico Radiólogo, Centro Médico San José, Cali, Colombia

Carlos Chamorro-Mera, Edgar Castillo, & Carlos Marín. (1986). Choledochal cysts. Diagnosis and treatment. Presentation of 6 patients. Colombia Medica, 17(2), 91–98. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v17i2.6096

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