title: Fatty acid calcium stones in patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction/choledochal cyst as another cause of obstructive symptoms besides protein plugs.
abstract: Symptoms of choledochal cysts are caused by protein plugs, which clog up in the long common channel and increase pancreaticobiliary ductal pressure. We report that fatty calcium acid stones/debris are another previously unreported cause of obstructive symptoms in 2 cases with choledochal cyst.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan. kkaneko@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors: Kenitiro
authors: K
authors: Kaneko
authors: Yasuyuki
authors: Y
authors: Ono
authors: Takahisa
authors: T
authors: Tainaka
authors: Wataru
authors: W
authors: Sumida
authors: Hisami
authors: H
authors: Ando
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D002118:Calcium