Houben C H, Chan M, Cheung G, Lee K H, Tam P, Yeung C K
Division of Paediatric Surgery & Urology, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F Clinical Science Building, Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong SAR, China.
Pediatr Surg Int. 2006 Oct;22(10):841-4. doi: 10.1007/s00383-006-1729-1. Epub 2006 Aug 9.
Excision of a choledochal cyst followed by biliary reconstruction with a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy is the treatment of choice for type I and IV choledochal cysts. We present a rare complication which was identified 8 years after the original reconstructive surgery. Conventional imaging modalities failed to identify the pathology. Only a contrast enhanced CT scan supported by image rendering software allowed for the visualization of the underlying chronic obstruction of part of the mesentery.