TYPE-I CHOLEDOCHAL CYST IN ASSOCIATION WITH FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS

Choledochal cysts and familial adenomatous polyposis are infrequent di sorders that are often manifest in childhood or in early adult life. T he rarity and early presentation of these diseases suggests a genetic basis, which has been established for familial polyposis but not for c holedochal cysts. We report a case of a 26-yr-old woman with both diso rders and offer an alternative genetics-based etiology for the formati on of choledochal cysts. (Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:1377-1379, (C) 19 98 by Am. Cell. of Gastroenterology).