Choledochal cysts are congenital anomalies of the bile ducts and are defined as abnormal, disproportionate, cystic dilatation of the biliary duct.NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutTryoutPMCLabsandtelluswhatyouthink.LearnMore.JournalListIndianJSurgv.74(1);2012FebPMC3259169IndianJSurg.2012Feb;74(1):29–34.Publishedonline2011Dec10.doi: 10.1007/s12262-011-0388-1PMCID:PMC3259169PMID:23372304DiagnosisandManagementofCholedochalCystsChiranjivaKhandelwal,1UtpalAnand,2Bindeykumar,3andRajeevN.Priyadarshi4ChiranjivaKhandelwal1BiharInstituteofGastroenterology,Patna,IndiaFindarticlesbyChiranjivaKhandelwalUtpalAnand2DepartmentofGISurgery,IndiraGandhiInstituteofMedicalSciences,Sheikhpura,Patna,BiharIndiaFindarticlesbyUtpalAnandBindeykumar3DepartmentofPaediatricSurgery,IndiraGandhiInstituteofMedicalSciences,Sheikhpura,Patna,BiharIndiaFindarticlesbyBindeykumarRajeevN.Priyadarshi4DepartmentofRadiodiagnosis,IndiraGandhiInstituteofMedicalSciences,Sheikhpura,Patna,BiharIndiaFindarticlesbyRajeevN.PriyadarshiAuthorinformationArticlenotesCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimer1BiharInstituteofGastroenterology,Patna,India2DepartmentofGISurgery,IndiraGandhiInstituteofMedicalSciences,Sheikhpura,Patna,BiharIndia3DepartmentofPaediatricSurgery,IndiraGandhiInstituteofMedicalSciences,Sheikhpura,Patna,BiharIndia4DepartmentofRadiodiagnosis,IndiraGandhiInstituteofMedicalSciences,Sheikhpura,Patna,BiharIndiaUtpalAnand,Phone:+91-09661507725,Email:[email protected];Accepted2011Nov30.Copyright©AssociationofSurgeonsofIndia2011ThisarticlehasbeencitedbyotherarticlesinPMC.Choledochalcystsarerarediseaseandofunknownetiology.Theyaretypicallyasurgicalproblemofinfancyandchildhood,butinnearly20%ofthepatientsthediagnosisisdelayeduntiladulthood.Thepresentationandtherapeuticstrategiesforcholedochalcystsinadultmaydifferfromthatofchildhood.Thesurgicalmanagementofcholedochalcystsinadultsiscomplicatedbyassociatedhepatobil