Complementary use of Doppler sonography and delayed right lateral scintigraphy for the diagnosis of choledochal cysts.
Both sonography and hepatobiliary scintigraphy can help to demonstrate a choledochal cyst. Our case further demonstrates that Doppler sonography and right lateral or oblique scintigraphic views can be used to differentiate more completely this entity from other infantile cholestatic syndromes. These additional maneuvers may be particularly advantageous in the affected infant under a year old in whom a confusing clinical picture may obscure the correct diagnosis.
Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.
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D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000209:etiology; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin