title: Laparoscopy-Assisted Percutaneous Cholangiography in Biliary Atresia Diagnosis: Comparison with Open Technique.
abstract: Introduction. Biliary atresia is a surgical cause of prolonged jaundice, which needs to be diagnosed with cholangiography that has traditionally been performed via laparotomy. Laparoscopic assistance has lately been introduced to avoid unnecessary laparotomy. We aim to evaluate the benefits of the laparoscopy-assisted cholangiography and compare it to the traditional procedure via laparotomy. Patients and Method. The medical records of the cases who had undergone cholangiography for prolonged jaundice between 2007 and 2014 were analyzed. The patients were grouped according to cholangiography technique (laparotomy/laparoscopy). The laparoscopy and laparotomy groups with patent bile ducts were focused and compared in terms of operation duration, postoperative initiation time of enteral feeding, and full enteral feeding achievement time. Results. Sixty-one infants with prolonged jaundice were evaluated between 2007 and 2014. Among the patients with patent bile ducts, operation duration, postoperative enteral feeding initiation time, and the time to achieve full enteral feeding were shorter in laparoscopy group. Conclusion. Laparoscopic cholangiography is safe and less time-consuming compared to laparotomy, with less postoperative burden. As early age of operation is a very important prognostic factor, laparoscopic evaluation should be an early option in work-up of the infants with prolonged jaundice with direct hyperbilirubinemia, for diagnosis/exclusion of biliary atresia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamuran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tutus
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fakıoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozden
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zehra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hatipoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar Hilmi
authors.initials: SH
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authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zorludemir
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