Research Article

Surgical Management and Prognosis of Congenital Choledochal Cysts in Adults: A Single Asian Center Cohort of 69 Cases

Table 4

Choledochal cyst types and the first surgical procedures undertaken.

Cyst typeIIIIIIIVVOverall

Laparoscopy, N (%)6 (12.8)1 (5.3)1 (100)8 (11.6)
Laparotomy, N (%)38 (80.9)1 (100)1 (100)18 (94.7)58 (84.1)
LS conversed to LT, N (%)3 (6.4)0 (0)3 (4.3)
Length of Y (cm)48 ± 15551 ± 149 ± 1
Diameter of the CIA (cm)1.2 ± 0.12.51.5 ± 0.21.3 ± 0.1
CC and RYHJ47 (100)1 (100)16 (88.9)65(94.2)
CC, RYHJ, and PH2 (11.1)2 (2.9)
CC and DPR1 (100)1 (1.5)
FDHC1 (100)1 (1.5)
RRC1 (2.4)2 (11.1)3 (4.6)
Complete resection43 (91.5)1 (100)1 (100)6 (31.6)1 (100)52 (75.4)
Incomplete resection4 (8.5)13 (68.4)17 (24.6)

LS: laparoscopy, LT: laparotomy, CC: cholecystectomy and choledochal cysts excision, RYHJ: Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy, PH: partial hepatectomy, DPR: duodenal papillary reconstruction, FDHC: fenestration drainage in hepatic cysts, and RRC: radical resection of cholangiocarcinoma.