Choledochal cyst

Abstract

Introduction: Choledocal cysts are rare congenital dilations in any segment of the bile tree, with an incidence
of approximately 1:100,000 to 1:150,000 live births, being more common in Asian countries, most often in
the female sex (4:1), 80% of cases are diagnosed in childhood and 20% in adults in which it is usually associated with another bile pathology; the first documented case was reported by Douglas in 1852.

Objective: Describe a clinical case of colodocal cyst

Material and methods: Retrospective descriptive study presenting a clinical case.

Results: It occurs in the case of a 23-year-old patient who goes for severe abdominal pain such as colic that is
accompanied by diarrhoea, vomiting and generalized jaundice.

Conclusions: Although the colédoc cyst is a rare entity, galeno should take it into account in young patients
with symptomatology that correlates with pathology, in the same way the use of abdominal ultrasound in the
face of suspicion since universal access decreases diagnostic time and timely intervention.