Abstract:Congenital cysts of the bile duct are well-documented anomalies of the biliary tree. Choledochal cysts frequently cause malignant changes in the epithelial lining. In such patients, the prognosis is very poor mainly because of the lack of typical symptoms in the early stages. The incidence of carcinoma in patients with bile duct cysts is estimated at 2.5 % to 15 %, compared to an incidence of 0.012 % to 0.48 % in patients without bile duct cysts. We report the case of a 32-year-old Vietnamese woman with a hist… Show more
Cases of giant hydronephrosis are rare and usually contain no more than one to two liters of fluid in the collecting system. We report a remarkable case of giant hydronephrosis of > 17.5 Kg mimicking a huge echinococcal cyst.
Cases of giant hydronephrosis are rare and usually contain no more than one to two liters of fluid in the collecting system. We report a remarkable case of giant hydronephrosis of > 17.5 Kg mimicking a huge echinococcal cyst.
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