title: Spontaneous perforation of common bile duct.
abstract: A 2-week-old Micronesian infant presented with spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct. Mild jaundice, acholic stools, and heavily bile-stained ascites were the main clinical features. The presentation of this rare disorder is characteristic enough to permit early diagnosis. Surgery is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shun
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brewster
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous