Laparoscopic treatment of congenital choledochal cyst and hepaticojejunostomy with extracorporeal Roux-en-Y anastomosis: technical aspects and early experience with three cases

• Main Authors: Mario Lima (Author), Tommaso Gargano (Author), Giovanni Ruggeri (Author), Francesca Destro (Author), Michela Maffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Choledochal cyst (CDC) is a congenital dilatation of the extra and/or intrahepatic bile ducts and it is a rare condition in western countries. Classical treatment consists of cyst excision and hepaticojejunostomy. The first case of a laparoscopic CDC excision was described in 1995 and since that tim...