title: Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in an infant with obstructive jaundice caused by neuroblastoma.
abstract: Neuroblastoma presenting with obstructive jaundice is a rare event. Management of this condition includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, temporary cholecystostomy tube, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and internal biliary drainage (IBD). We herein describe our experience with one infant affected by neuroblastoma presenting with jaundice, who successfully underwent percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). This report introduces PTBD as a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma and obstructive jaundice and provides a review of the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatrics, Oncohematology Unit, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII - University of Milan-Bicocca , Bergamo , Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saettini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agazzi
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giraldi
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Foglia
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cavalleri
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morali
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fasolini
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spotti
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Provenzi
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
keywords: neuroblastoma; pediatric oncology; radiology; solid; tumors