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Choledochal cysts are congenital bile duct anomalies (see the image below). These cystic dilatations of the biliary tree can involve the extrahepatic biliary radicles, the intrahepatic biliary radicles, or both.
Infants with choledochal cysts can present dramatically with the following:
Jaundice and acholic stools: In early infancy, may prompt workup for biliary atresia
Palpable mass in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, with hepatomegaly
The clinical manifestations in older children and adults are variable. Children diagnosed with choledochal cysts after infancy typically present with intermittent biliary obstruction or recurrent bouts of pancreatitis with the following features:
Biliary obstructive pattern: Palpable right upper quadrant mass and jaundice
Primary manifestation of pancreatitis: May pose diagnostic difficulty; patients frequently have only intermittent attacks of colicky abdominal pain (elevated amylase and lipase concentrations lead to the proper diagnostic workup)
The classic triad in adults with choledochal cysts is abdominal pain, jaundice, and palpable right upper quadrant abdominal mass. However, this triad is found in only 10-20% of patients.
Adults may present with the following:
Abdominal pain: Most common symptom
Vague epigastric or right upper quadrant pain; can develop jaundice or cholangitis
One or more severe complications (eg, hepatic abscesses, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, recurrent pancreatitis, cholelithiasis)
See Clinical Presentation for more detail.
Testing
No laboratory studies are specific for the diagnosis of a choledochal cyst, but some may be used to narrow the differential diagnosis. The following tests may be helpful:
Complete blood count with differential: Elevated white blood cell count with increased numbers of neutrophils and immature neutrophil forms may be noted in the presence of cholangitis
Liver function studies: Elevated hepatocellular enzyme and alkaline phosphatase levels are nonspecific for choledochal cysts
Serum amylase and lipase levels: Both may be elevated in the presence of pancreatitis, but they can also be elevated in the presence of biliary obstruction and cholangitis
Serum chemistry levels: Results may be abnormal if the patient is vomiting (hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis)
Imaging studies
The following imaging studies may be used to assess patients with suspected choledochal cysts:
Abdominal ultrasonography: Test of choice for the diagnosis of a choledochal cyst; can be useful for antenatal diagnosis [1, 2]
Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Help to delineate the anatomy of the lesion and the surrounding structures; can also assist in defining the presence and extent of intrahepatic ductal involvement
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP): Useful for defining anomalous pancreatobiliary junctions [3] and pancreatobiliary anomalies [4]
Procedures
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are used to supplement the above noninvasive imaging studies when those studies fail to sufficiently delineate the relevant anatomy.
See Workup for more detail.
Surgery
The treatment of choice for choledochal cysts is complete excision with construction of a biliary-enteric anastomosis to restore continuity with the gastrointestinal tract. [5, 6]
The surgical management for each choledochal cyst type is described as follows:
Type I: Treatment of choice is complete excision of the involved portion of the extrahepatic bile duct; a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy is performed to restore biliary-enteric continuity [7]
Type II: Complete excision of the dilated diverticulum comprising a type II choledochal cyst; the resultant defect in the common bile duct is closed over a T-tube
Type III (choledochocele): Therapeutic choice depends on the size of the cyst; choledochoceles measuring 3 cm or less can be treated effectively with endoscopic sphincterotomy, whereas lesions larger than 3 cm (which typically produce some degree of duodenal obstruction) are excised surgically via a transduodenal approach—if the pancreatic duct enters the choledochocele, reimplantation into the duodenum may be required following excision of the cyst
Type IV: Complete excision of the dilated extrahepatic duct, followed by a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy to restore continuity; intrahepatic ductal disease does not require dedicated therapy unless hepatolithiasis, intrahepatic ductal strictures, and hepatic abscesses are present (in such instances, resection of the affected hepatic segment or lobe is performed)
Type V (Caroli disease): Hepatic lobectomy for disease limited to one hepatic lobe (left lobe usually affected); however, one should carefully examine the hepatic functional reserve before committing to such therapy; patients with bilobar disease manifesting signs of liver failure, biliary cirrhosis, or portal hypertension may require liver transplantation
Lilly technique: When the cyst adheres densely to the portal vein secondary to long-standing inflammatory reaction, it may not be possible to perform a complete, full-thickness excision of the cyst; the Lilly technique allows the serosal surface of the duct to be left adhering to the portal vein, while the mucosa of the cyst wall is obliterated by curettage or cautery—theoretically, this removes the risk of malignant transformation in that segment of the duct
Supportive measures
No medical therapy specifically targets the etiology of choledochal cysts, nor is any drug or any type of nonsurgical modality curative. Patients with choledochal cysts who present at a late stage (ie, after the development of advanced cirrhosis and portal hypertension) may not be good candidates for surgery because of the prohibitive morbidity and mortality associated with these comorbid conditions.
Patients who present with cholangitis should be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy directed against common biliary pathogens, such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species, in addition to other supportive measures, such as volume resuscitation.
See Treatment and Medication for more detail.
Choledochal cysts are congenital bile duct anomalies. These cystic dilatations of the biliary tree can involve the extrahepatic biliary radicles, the intrahepatic biliary radicles, or both. They may occur as a single cyst or in multiples within the biliary tree. In 1723, Vater and Ezler published the anatomic description of a choledochal cyst. Douglas wrote the clinical report involving a 17-year-old girl presenting with jaundice, fever, intermittent abdominal pain, and an abdominal mass. [8] The patient died a month after an attempt was made at percutaneous drainage of the mass. (See image below.)
In 1959, Alonzo-Lej produced a systematic analysis of choledochal cysts, reporting on 96 cases. He devised a classification system, dividing choledochal cysts into 3 categories, and outlined therapeutic strategies. Todani has since refined this classification system to include 5 categories. This article reviews the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of choledochal cysts.
Based on findings from a retrospective analysis of 32 children and 47 adults with choledochal cysts, Shah et al concluded that because of differences with regard to the presentation, management, and histopathology of, as well as the outcomes related to, these lesions, choledochal cysts in children should be considered separate entities from those in adults. [9] The authors reported the following findings [9] :
A history of biliary surgery, pancreatitis, cholangitis, early postoperative complications, and late postoperative complications occurred, respectively, 5.1, 5.4, 6.4, 2.0, and 3.3 times more frequently in adults than they did in children.
The classic triad of abdominal pain, jaundice, and a palpable right upper quadrant abdominal mass occurred 6.7 times more frequently in children than in adults.
Fibrosis of the cyst wall was peculiar to children.
Signs of inflammation and hyperplasia were primarily seen in adults.
Long-term complications occurred in 29.7% of adults but in only 9.3% of children.
For patient education resources, see the Digestive Disorders Center, as well as Gallstones, Pancreatitis, Cirrhosis, and Abdominal Pain in Adults.
No strong unifying etiologic theory exists for choledochal cysts. The pathogenesis is probably multifactorial. [10] In many patients with choledochal cysts, an anomalous junction between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct can be demonstrated. This occurs when the pancreatic duct empties into the common bile duct more than 1 cm proximal to the ampulla.
Some series, such as the one published by Miyano and Yamataka in 1997, have documented such anomalous junctions in 90-100% of patients with choledochal cysts. [11] This abnormal union allows pancreatic secretions to reflux into the common bile duct, where the pancreatic proenzymes become activated, damaging and weakening the bile duct wall. Defects in epithelialization and recanalization of the developing bile ducts and congenital weakness of the ductal wall also have been implicated. The result is the formation of a choledochal cyst.
These anomalies are classified according to the system published by Todani and coworkers. Five major classes of choledochal cysts exist (ie, types I-V), with subclassifications for types I and IV (ie, types IA, IB, IC; types IVA, IVB).
Type I cysts (see image below) are the most common and represent 80-90% of choledochal cysts. They consist of saccular or fusiform dilatations of the common bile duct, which involve either a segment of the duct or the entire duct. They do not involve the intrahepatic bile ducts.
Type IA is saccular in configuration and involves either the entire extrahepatic bile duct or the majority of it.
Type IB is saccular and involves a limited segment of the bile duct.
Type IC is more fusiform in configuration and involves most or all of the extrahepatic bile duct.
Type II choledochal cysts (see image below) appear as an isolated true diverticulum protruding from the wall of the common bile duct. The cyst may be joined to the common bile duct by a narrow stalk.
Type III choledochal cysts (see image below) arise from the intraduodenal portion of the common bile duct and are described alternately by the term choledochocele.
Type IVA cysts (see image below) consist of multiple dilatations of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. Type IVB choledochal cysts are multiple dilatations involving only the extrahepatic bile ducts.
Type V (Caroli disease) cysts (see image below) consist of multiple dilatations limited to the intrahepatic bile ducts. [11]
Rarely, a patient may present with an isolated choledochal cyst involving the proximal cystic duct. [12] At present, this type of cyst may be categorized as either a type II or type VI cyst. [12]
Choledochal cysts are relatively rare in Western countries. Reported frequency rates range from 1 case per 100,000-150,000 to 1 case per 2 million live births.
Choledochal cysts are much more prevalent in Asia than in Western countries. Approximately 33-50% of reported cases come from Japan, where the frequency in some series approaches 1 case per 1000 population (as described by Miyano and Yamataka). [11]
Choledochal cysts are more prevalent in females than males, with a female-to-male ratio in the range of 3:1 to 4:1.
Most patients with choledochal cysts are diagnosed during infancy or childhood, although the condition may be discovered at any age. Approximately 67% of patients present with signs or symptoms referable to the cyst before the age of 10 years. [9]
The prognosis after excision of a choledochal cyst is usually excellent, but it is influenced by several factors, including patient age, cyst type, histologic features, and site. [13] Moreover, patients need lifelong follow-up because of the increased risk of cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma, even after complete excision of the cyst. In adults, there appears to be a 6-30% risk of malignancy associated with choledochal cyst. [13]
The morbidities associated with choledochal cysts depend on the age of the patient at the time of presentation. Infants and children may develop pancreatitis, cholangitis, and histologic evidence of hepatocellular damage. Adults in whom subclinical ductal inflammation and biliary stasis may have been present for years may present with one or more severe complications, such as hepatic abscesses, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, recurrent pancreatitis, cholangitis, and cholelithiasis.
Cholangiocarcinoma is the most feared complication of choledochal cysts, with a reported incidence of 9-28%. Wu and colleagues exposed cells from a cholangiocarcinoma cell line to bile from patients with choledochal cysts and from controls with structurally normal biliary systems. [14] The bile from the patients with choledochal cysts produced significantly more mitogenic activity in the cancer cell line than the bile from the controls.
Complications of choledochal cysts include the following:
Patients undergoing excision of a choledochal cyst are subject to the usual complications associated with surgery, including hemorrhage, wound infection, bowel obstruction, and thrombotic complications.
Postoperatively, patients are at risk of developing pancreatitis and ascending cholangitis.
Late postoperative complications include development of intrahepatic bile duct stones and cholangiocarcinoma.
Adult patients with long-standing subclinical ductal inflammation and biliary stasis may develop one or more of the following complications: hepatic abscesses, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, recurrent pancreatitis, and cholelithiasis.
Other potential complications include cyst rupture, secondary biliary cirrhosis, bleeding, and obstructive jaundice.
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