%0 Case Reports
%T A Rare Case of a Giant Choledochal Cyst in a Caribbean Infant.
%A Ali PV
%A Ali F
%A Sudama S
%A Roop L
%J Cureus
%V 16
%N 4
%D 2024 Apr
%M 38716022
暂无%R 10.7759/cureus.57735
%X Choledochal cysts are uncommon dilatations of the biliary tree. Giant choledochal cysts are those that exceed a maximum diameter of 10cm. Our case describes a female infant who presented to our paediatric surgery department with a three-day history of vomiting, abdominal distention, pale stool, and irritability. On palpation, she was found to have a large abdominal mass and the computed tomography (CT) scan showed a giant choledochal cyst. The patient underwent laparotomy with cholecystectomy, choledochal cyst drainage and complete excision, with hepaticojejunosotomy. At the last follow-up three years post-surgery, all growth parameters and liver enzymes were within normal ranges. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a giant choledochal cyst in the paediatric Caribbean population.