Choledochal cyst in a pediatric patient: creation of a bilijejunal anastomosis with surgical staples. A case report.
Although the use of surgical staples is a well established practice in intestinal tract surgery on adults, their role in biliodigestive anastomoses in adults and children has been more limited. The Authors describe a 12-year-old girl with a type-IV choledochal cyst, who was successfully treated with cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy created with a surgical stapler.
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma. santiago.vallasciani@poste.it
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D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D017792:Surgical Stapling