Spontaneous choledochal cyst rupture in pregnancy with concomitant chronic pancreatitis

Sandip Pal; Ebby George Simon; Anoop K Koshy; B S Ramakrishna; Ravish S Raju; Fredrick L Vyas; Philip Joseph; V Sitaram; Anu Eapen

doi:10.1007/s12664-012-0286-x

Spontaneous choledochal cyst rupture in pregnancy with concomitant chronic pancreatitis

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2013 Mar;32(2):127-9. doi: 10.1007/s12664-012-0286-x. Epub 2012 Dec 13.

Authors

Sandip Pal¹, Ebby George Simon, Anoop K Koshy, B S Ramakrishna, Ravish S Raju, Fredrick L Vyas, Philip Joseph, V Sitaram, Anu Eapen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India. drsandippall@gmail.com

PMID: 23238690
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-012-0286-x

Abstract

Choledochal cysts are rare cystic transformations of the biliary tree that are increasingly diagnosed in adult patients. We report here a case of spontaneous rupture of a choledochal cyst in a pregnant young lady with chronic pancreatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Adult
Choledochal Cyst / complications
Choledochal Cyst / diagnosis*
Choledochal Cyst / surgery
Female
Humans
Pancreatitis, Chronic / complications
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
Stillbirth