Fatty acid calcium stones in patients with pancreaticobiliary maljunction/choledochal cyst as another cause of obstructive symptoms besides protein plugs.
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.
Kaneko
Kenitiro
K
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan. kkaneko@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Ono
Yasuyuki
Y
Tainaka
Takahisa
T
Sumida
Wataru
W
Ando
Hisami
H
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
D005227:Fatty Acids; D002118:Calcium