Successful Removal of Common Bile Duct Stone Using Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation (EPBD), in A 28-month-old Child with Down's Syndrome.
- Author:
Jee Heon KANG
1
;
Do Hyun PARK
;
Jeung Hoon PARK
;
Myung Ho OH
;
Seung Hyo HAN
;
Hyoung Su AHN
;
Yong Ha LEE
;
Sang Heum PARK
;
Suck Ho LEE
;
Il Kwun CHUNG
;
Hong Soo KIM
;
Sun Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. dhpark@schch.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infant;
Choledocholithiasis;
Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation
- MeSH:
Infant;
Child;
Adult;
Male;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;33(2):125-129
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although cholelithiasis is an uncommon condition in infants, a recent study documented the increasing detection of this disorder. This increase may be explained by the wide use and improvement in abdominal ultrasound. Choledocholithiasis with cholestatic jaundice in infants usually requires therapeutic intervention, even though the incidence of spontaneous resolution has been reported to be higher in infants than adults. Choledocholithiasis in children has traditionally been managed surgically with open common duct exploration. Recently, endoscopic stone removal was accepted as a standard therapy in pediatric choledocholithiasis. We report a case of the successful removal of common bile duct stone using endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD), in a 28-month-old infant with Down's syndrome.
