Abstract
Hydatid cysts developing primarily in the common bile duct are extremely rare. Occasionally, hydatid cysts rupture into the extrahepatic biliary ducts and cause obstruction [1–7]. Two children with intact hydatid cysts in the common bile duct and choledochal cysts were seen during a 2-year period in the Paediatric Surgery Division of the Children's Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The details of their presentation and operative management are reported.
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Chooramani Gopal, S., Gangopadhyay, A.N. & Gupta, A. Children presenting with hydatid cysts in common bile duct and choledochal cyst. Pediatr Surg Int 8, 125–127 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00184216
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