Association of gastroschisis and choledochal cyst.
Two infants are described who presented in the neonatal period with a direct hyperbilirubinemia. This was initially presumed to be because of the diagnosis of gastroschisis and the prolonged use of parenteral nutrition. However, both infants were eventually found to have an associated choledochal cyst. The cases are a novel association not previously reported and should heighten the awareness that anatomical causes of a direct hyperbilirubinemia need to be ruled out in all neonates.
Serber
Julia
J
Section of Pediatric Surgery, C S Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Stranzinger
Enno
E
Geiger
James D
JD
Teitelbaum
Daniel H
DH
D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology; D002758:Cholangiography; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D051556:Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D014463:Ultrasonography