Does darling choledochal cyst symptom?

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People with congenital choledochal cyst in children think that it is a minor disease and does not need to be treated. Is to wait until the time of illness serious just think of to want to treat congenital bile duct dilation, so, darling choledochal cyst symptom? Now I'll introduce it to you, hoping to help you.

Does darling choledochal cyst symptom?

The clinical manifestation of choledochal cyst depends on the degree of obstruction of the distal common bile duct. The more serious the obstruction is, the more severe the symptoms are and the earlier the symptoms appear. There are different clinical manifestations in different age of onset. Newborns and children usually show abdominal mass, obstructive jaundice and white stool.

In cases of severe obstruction, it can be similar to biliary atresia, such as severe jaundice and white stool. Some cases show huge mass in the upper abdomen without jaundice.

Older children usually show typical triad, namely abdominal pain, abdominal mass and jaundice, mainly abdominal pain, and fever and vomiting also occur. Abdominal pain is similar to the symptoms of recurrent pancreatitis, and some cases are accompanied by high concentration of pancreatic amylase in serum. In adult cases, the degree of common bile duct dilatation is light, mainly manifested as abdominal pain and chronic cholecystitis. Some patients develop gallbladder cancer because the reflux pancreatic juice is concentrated in the gallbladder and stimulates the gallbladder mucosa, resulting in the final malignant transformation.

matters needing attention

For the prenatal detection of choledochal cyst, once found, should be timely medical treatment after birth. Because the choledochal cyst found in prenatal is easy to lead to progressive liver injury, if not treated, it will eventually lead to the risk of cirrhosis. All children with choledochal cyst should be operated on whether they have symptoms or not.