"Choledochal Cyst" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A congenital anatomic malformation of a bile duct, including cystic dilatation of the extrahepatic bile duct or the large intrahepatic bile duct. Classification is based on the site and type of dilatation. Type I is most common.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D015529 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C04.182.198 C06.130.120.127 C06.198.184 C16.131.314.184 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Choledochal CystCholedochal CystCholedochal CystsCyst, CholedochalCysts, CholedochalBile Duct CystsBile Duct CystCyst, Bile DuctCysts, Bile DuctDuct Cyst, BileDuct Cysts, BileCholedochoceleCholedochocelesCongenital Choledochal CystCholedochal Cyst, CongenitalCholedochal Cysts, CongenitalCongenital Choledochal CystsCyst, Congenital CholedochalCysts, Congenital Choledochal
 Choledochal Cyst, Type VCholedochal Cyst, Type VIntrahepatic Choledochal CystCholedochal Cyst, IntrahepaticCholedochal Cysts, IntrahepaticCyst, Intrahepatic CholedochalCysts, Intrahepatic CholedochalIntrahepatic Choledochal Cysts
 Choledochal Cyst, Type IVCholedochal Cyst, Type IVMultiple Choledochal CystsCholedochal Cyst, MultipleCholedochal Cysts, MultipleCyst, Multiple CholedochalCysts, Multiple CholedochalMultiple Choledochal Cyst
 Choledochal Cyst, Type IICholedochal Cyst, Type IICholedochal DiverticulumCholedochal DiverticulumsDiverticulum, CholedochalDiverticulums, CholedochalCholedochal Cyst, DiverticulumCholedochal Cysts, DiverticulumDiverticulum Choledochal CystDiverticulum Choledochal Cysts
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