%0 Journal Article
%T Familial occurrence of congenital bile duct dilatation
%A Junji Iwasaki
%A Yoshifumi Ogura
%A Shunichi Nakagawa
%A Kenji Kato
%A Akinobu Kondo
%A Katsuya Shiraki
%J World Journal of Gastroenterology
%D 2008
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%X Congenital bile duct dilatation (CBD) that developed in a parent and son is presented. Familial occurrence of CBD is rare, with only a few male cases having been reported. Since the initial report of CBD occurring in siblings in 1981, a total of 20 cases (10 pairs) have been published as of 2007. Clinical and genetic features of CBD are discussed.
%K Congenital bile duct dilatation
%K Familial occurrence
%K Choledochal cyst
%K Choledochocele
%K Anomalous pancreaticobiliary duct junction
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i6/941.htm