Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in a Two-Month-Old Infant with Inspissated Bile Syndrome.
10.3349/ymj.2018.59.7.904
- Author:
Sung Hui CHANG
1
;
Seung Moon JOO
;
Choon Sik YOON
;
Kwang Hun LEE
;
Soon Min LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. smlee@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infants;
percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage;
inspissated bile syndrome;
obstructive jaundice
- MeSH:
Bile*;
Catheters;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Cholecystostomy;
Drainage*;
Humans;
Infant*;
Jaundice, Obstructive;
Korea
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2018;59(7):904-907
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Inspissated bile syndrome (IBS) is a relatively rare condition. Many treatment options are available, including medication, surgery, and surgical interventions, such as insertion of cholecystostomy drain, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, internal biliary drainage, and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). We herein report the first case of IBS that was successfully treated with PTBD in a two-month-old infant in Korea. PTBD was initiated on postnatal day 72. On postnatal day 105, we confirmed complete improvement and successfully removed the catheters. This report suggests that PTBD is a viable and safe treatment option for obstructive jaundice in very young infants.
