[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children].
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed less in children than in adults. Twenty-seven children, aged from 56 days to 14 years (average 6 years), received ERCP from August 1989 to December 1990. The cannulation into the papilla of Vater was successful in 24 children (88.9%) and their pancreaticobiliary ductal system was visualized clearly. Congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) was diagnosed in 16 patients and other biliary disorders in 8 patients. The APBD was confirmed in almost all CBD patients, showing a close etiological relation. It was concluded that ERCP is helpful to diagnose and differentiate pediatric biliary diseases and to study the etiology and pathophysiology of CBD.
Third Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shengyang.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male