title: Laparoscopic cholecystcholangiography in a patient with biliary atresia.
abstract: A 24-day-old female newborn with persistent jaundice and acholic stool was diagnosed by laparoscopic cholecystcholangiogram. A catheter was inserted through a small incision at the fundus of the gallbladder. With definitive diagnosis of biliary atresia, laparotomy was performed, and Kasai's operation was carried out successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terakura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sera
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001284:Atrophy; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002765:Cholecystography; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy