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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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Ultrasound diagnosis of a delayed case of choledochocele with acalculous cholecystitis
Suleiman Idris Kazaure1, Anas Ismail1, Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe2
1 Department of Radiology, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Surgery, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Suleiman Idris Kazaure
Department of Radiology, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0331-8540.117244
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Choledochocele is an uncommon malformation of the external billiary ducts that usually presents early in life. However, these are increasingly diagnosed in the adult population. This patient presented was a 27-year-old male with upper abdominal symptoms first diagnosed on ultrasonography. The value of ultrasound in both diagnosis, detection of complications, and management is highlighted in the review. |
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