Title
Choledochal Cyst Mimicking Gallbladder with Stones in a Six-Year-Old with Right-sided Abdominal Pain
Publication Date
2015
Journal Title
West J Emerg Med
Abstract
Choledochal cysts are rare but serious bile duct abnormalities are found in young children, usually during the first year of life.1 They require urgent surgical intervention due to the risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma.2 Clinicians should consider this diagnosis and perform a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) when a child presents to the emergency department (ED) with findings of jaundice, abdominal pain, and the presence of an abdominal mass. We present the case of a six-year-old child presenting only with abdominal pain upon arrival to our ED and was ultimately diagnosed by POCUS to have a choledochal cyst.
Volume Number
16
Issue Number
4
Pages
568-71
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2015/08/13
Status
Faculty, Northwell Researcher
Facility
School of Medicine; Northwell Health
Primary Department
Emergency Medicine
Additional Departments
Pediatrics
PMID
DOI
10.5811/westjem.2015.4.25407