[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.
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Third Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shengyang.
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