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01-07-2009 | Clinical Image
Caroli disease and the central dot sign
Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 7/2009
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A 12-month-old boy presented with fever, Klebsiella bacteremia, emesis, and abdominal pain. US demonstrated multiple intrahepatic cysts containing fibrovascular bundles, known as the central dot sign (Fig. 1). Subsequent percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography showed segmental saccular biliary ductal dilation (Fig. 2).
Fig. 1
Transverse US
Fig. 2
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic image
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