title: Percutaneous management of bile-plug syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Bile-plug syndrome is defined as an obstruction of the common bile duct by bile sludge in full-term infants. It is a correctable cause of obstructive jaundice in infants and is generally treated surgically. Here, we present a case of a 5-month-old infant with bile-plug syndrome, which was treated by percutaneous biliary interventions. To the best of our knowledge, percutaneous treatment of bile-plug syndrome is reported for the first time in an infant. This minimal invasive treatment modality may be a useful alternative to surgery in infants with bile-plug syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Süleyman Demirel University Medical School, Isparta, Turkey. leduman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Behçet Ilker
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Büyükyavuz
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akcam
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koroglu
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tepeli
mesh_terms: D001646:Bile; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005355:Fibrosis; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid; D002439:Cefotaxime; D015774:Ganciclovir