Successful endoscopic unroofing for a pediatric choledochocele.
A choledochocele (type 3 choledochal cyst) is rarely observed in children. A 6-year-old boy experienced abdominal pain approximately 6 times in the previous 5 months. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography findings revealed a small cyst in the distal common bile duct. An endoscopic examination was performed, and a choledochocele was detected at the duodenal papilla. Endoscopic unroofing was successfully performed, and the postoperative course was uneventful.
Saeki
Isamu
I
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Takahashi
Yukiko
Y
Matsuura
Toshiharu
T
Takahata
Shunichi
S
Tanaka
Masao
M
Taguchi
Tomoaki
T
D002648:Child; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male