Caroli Disease & Caroli’s syndrome:

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    Caroli’s disease is a rare congenital disease of the liver characterized by cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct. Malformation of the biliary tract alone.

    Whereas Caroli’s syndrome refers to the presence of associated congenital hepatic fibrosis.

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