Abstract
Eighteen cases of choledochal cyst affecting Chinese patients are reported. The clinical picture may be one of four types. In infancy, jaundice may be the only feature. In children and adults there may be the classic triad of features or an abdominal mass without jaundice. Terminally, there may be bleeding from oesophageal varices due to biliary cirrhosis. Barium meal examination is the most useful radiological investigation. Intravenous cholangiography is sometimes helpful. The various methods of operative treatment are discussed. Ten cases of cyst excision were performed without mortality.

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