Spontaneous Rupture of Choledochal Cyst: A Rare Presentation

• Main Authors: P. Juvaina (Author), K.T. Aleena (Author), Arakkal Riyaz (Author), E. Devarajan (Author), P. Ranjit (Author), E.R. Rani Jyothi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Choledochal cyst (CDC) is a rare surgical cause of cholestatic jaundice in infants. Spontaneous rupture is an unusual presentation of a previously undiagnosed CDC and is also a rare cause of biliary peritonitis in children. Here, we report a case of a 1-year-old boy who was evaluated for progressive...