선천성담관낭포의 외과적 처치 = Surgical therapy of congenital choledochal cysts

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Congenital choledochal cyst is relatively rare disease, however, it is common in East Aisan countries especially in Japan, where more than two thirds of cases are reported. Since in 1723, Vater first reported, many authors have been reported over 1500 cases. It has been reported on operative procedures and prognosis in many ways because of complications and associated diseases including pancreatitis, cholangitis, biliary obstruction, calculus formation and carcinogenesis.
Congenital choledochal cyst had chiefly been treated by drainage procedures such as cystoduodenostomy, cystojejunostomy and choledochocystoduodenostomy at thebeginning of surgical therapy.
Recently, however, cyst excision is preferred because of complications and associated diseases previously mentioned, authors also has been preformed excision and Roux-en-Y hepatico- or choledochojejunostomy for almost all patients of congenital choledochal cysts.