title: Japanese clinical practice guidelines for congenital biliary dilatation.
abstract: Until now, there have been no practical clinical guidelines for congenital biliary dilatation (CBD). In this review article, the Japanese Study Group on Congenital Biliary Dilatation (JSCBD) propose to establish clinical practice guidelines for CBD. Because the evidence-based literature is relatively small, we decided to create guidelines based on the consensus of experts, using the medical literature for reference. A total of 20 clinical questions (CQs) were considered by the members of the editorial committee responsible for the guidelines. The CQs included the distinct aspects of CBD: (1) Concepts and Pathology (three CQs); (2) Diagnosis (six CQs); (3) Pancreaticobiliary Complications (three CQs); Treatments and Prognosis (eight CQs). Each statements and comments for CQs were made by the guidelines committee members. CQs were finally approved after review by members of the editorial committee and the guidelines evaluation board of CBD. These guidelines were created to provide assistance in the clinical practice of CBD management; their contents focus on clinical utility, and they include general information on CBD to make this disease more widely recognized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Terumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamisawa
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urushihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nio
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.affiliation: Aichi Prefectual Colony, Kasugai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisami
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards
keywords: Anomaly; Choledochal cyst; Congenital biliary dilatation; Pancreaticobiliary maljunction