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Congenital Absence of the Common Bile Duct - A Rare Anomaly with an Evolving Association with Esophageal Atresia

Congenital Absence of the Common Bile Duct - A Rare Anomaly with an Evolving Association with Esophageal Atresia

Authors :
Nitsana Spigland
Karim J. Halazun
Cheguevara Afaneh
Saurabh Saluja
Adham Elmously
Daniel G. Rosenbaum
Source :
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol 28, Iss, Pp 68-71 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

Congenital absence of the common bile duct (CBD), also known as âcholecystohepatic ductâ or âinterposition of the gallbladderâ is a rare extrahepatic biliary anomaly characterized by the hepatic ducts entering the gallbladder directly and the cystic duct draining the entire biliary tree into the duodenum. There have been only been four reports of children with congenital absence of the CBD, with three of these also carrying a diagnosis of esophageal atresia, suggesting an association between the two entities. We report an additional case of a child with a history of tracheoesophageal fistula and congenital absence of the CBD as well a review of the literature. Keywords: Gallbladder interposition, Biliary tract anomaly, Pediatric cholecystitis, Acalculous cholecystitis, Roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy

Details

ISSN :
22135766
Volume :
28
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....734798ef5f88d9cfe6d405fb0118bc92
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2017.09.004