title: Long-term external catheter biliary drainage for recurrent cholangitis after hepatoportoenterostomy.
abstract: An infant developed relapsing cholangitis following hepatoportoenterostomy for extrahepatic biliary atresia. The source of recurrent infection seemed to be an intrahepatic cyst. Short-term percutaneous cholangio-drainage of such cysts, resulting in eradication of infection, has been described. However, this child required continuous drainage because of persistence of infection in the reaccumulating bile. The insertion of a nephrostomy catheter and use of enterostomal appliances have allowed continuous uneventful biliary drainage for 15 months.
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors