Spontaneous biliary perforation: a rare entity in late infancy and childhood.
Spontaneous perforation of the biliary tract is rare in infants & children with less than 100 cases reported in English Literature till date. We report two cases of this rare clinical entity in a 9-month-old boy and other of a 2-year old boy. Both patients presented with clinical features of acute peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed sterile biliary peritonitis with a normal cholangiogram in the infant and biliary perforation in other child. Simple drainage in the former and cholecystostomy with external biliary drainage in later resulted in a satisfactory outcome.
Sharma
Shyam B
SB
Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, S.P. Mother & Child Health Institute, Jaipur, India.
Sharma
Sharad C
SC
Gupta
Vipul
V
D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography