Choledochal Cyst and Chronic Pancreatitis — Treated by Proximal Pancreatectomy

[摘要] A 32-year-old woman with a choledochal cyst (Todani type I) developed recurrent acute pancreatitisleading to calcific chronic pancreatitis. She had previously been treated with two cyst drainageprocedures and subtotal cyst excision. This association between choledochal cyst and chronic pancreatitishas not been previously reported. Severe continuing symptoms led to pylorus-preserving proximalpancreatoduodenectomy, which was undertaken to prevent future carcinoma in the cyst remnant andprogression of the chronic pancreatitis

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学