ERCP in the diagnosis of extrahepatic biliary atresia

Guelrud, Moisés; Jaén, Domingo; Mendoza, Sonia; Plaz, J; Torres, Pedro Rosales

doi:10.1016/s0016-5107(91)70820-1

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“…It is now possible and as a result of advancements in pediatric duodenoscopes to perform ERCP in infants. In fact and as a result of this the indications for ERCP in the pediatric age group have been extended to include the investigation and treatment of a variety of biliary and pancreatic diseases including biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, pancreatitis, traumatic pancreatico-biliary ducts disruption and post liver transplant bile leak [7,[21][22][23][24]. Nine of our patients had pancreatitis and two of our patients had posttraumatic bile leak.…”

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Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP in the pediatric age group

2006

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The role and value of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the pediatric age group is not well established, because pancreatic and biliary diseases are less common in children. This however is not the case in areas like the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia where sickle cell disease (SCD) and other hemoglobinopathies are common, with increased frequency of cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the indications, findings, safety and therapies of ERCP in children. One hundred and twenty five children had diagnostic and/or therapeutic ERCP as part of their management at our hospital. Their medical records were reviewed for: age at diagnosis, sex, Hb electrophoresis, indication for ERCP, findings, therapy and complications. There were 77 males and 48 females. Their age at presentation ranged from 5-18 year (mean 13.25 year). The majority of them had sickle cell disease (77.6%). The indications for ERCP were: obstructive jaundice (67.2%), recurrent biliary colic with or without jaundice (10.4%), acute and chronic pancreatitis (7.2%), postoperative bile leak (2.4%), cholangitis with obstructive jaundice (2.4%), hepatitis of unknown etiology (3.2%), cirrhosis of unknown etiology (4%), thalassemia with jaundice (0.8%), hemobilia (0.8%), acute cholecystitis with jaundice (0.8%), and sickle cell disease with ulcerative colitis and obstructive jaundice (0.8%). In six children, ERCP was done following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ERCP was carried out under sedation in 91 (72.8%) children and under general anesthesia in 34. It was successful in 121 (96.8%) children while cannulation of the Ampulla failed in four. ERCP was normal in 43 children, but eight of them showed evidence of recent stone passage and in six, there were gallstones. In the remaining children, ERCP revealed: normal CBD with stones (18 patients), dilated CBD with stones (17 patients), dilated CBD without stones (19 patients), dilated biliary tree with stones (10 patients), dilated biliary tree without stones (six patients), bile leak (two patients), dilated biliary tree with stones and choledocho-duodenal fistula (one patient), choledochal cyst (two patients), septate gallbladder (one patient), normal ERCP with multiple pancreatic cysts (one patient) and biliary stricture (one patient). The following procedures were carried out: 35 had endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone extraction, 20 had endoscopic sphincterotomy, four had CBD stenting, one underwent removal of a stent, two had insertion of a nasobiliary tube and one had biliary endoprosethesis. There was no mortality. One had bleeding from the site of sphincterotomy which stopped after adrenaline injection. Four patients (3.2%) developed transient mild pancreatitis which settled conservatively. ERCP in the pediatric age group is safe both as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. ERCP can provide valuable information which aid in the diagnosis of biliary and pancreatic diseases in children as well as therapy with the technical feasibility of ...

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Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP in the pediatric age group

2006

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“…In patients aged 9 to 11 years, the method of anesthesia should be chosen individually, with particular consideration given to the mental maturation of the patient. Although there are some reports of ERCP without general anesthesia even in infancy, 9,10 its safety has not been fully documented.…”

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in infants and children

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A single institutional experience with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in pediatric patients was reviewed, focusing on the method of anesthesia, choice of an endoscope, indications, and complications. The medical records of 50 ERCPs performed in 42 infants and children (14 male and 28 female) were reviewed retrospectively. The patients' ages ranged from 57 days to 15 years. Forty-four ERCPs were diagnostic and 6 were therapeutic, including incision of choledochocele, and sphincterotomy and extraction of pancreatic stones. All procedures were successful. The most common indication for ERCP was to evaluate congenital biliary dilatation, in 28 patients (67%). Mild cholangitis occurred as a complication in 1 patient, but was alleviated with medication. A conventional duodenoscope could be used in patients older than 10 years. A pediatric duodenoscope was always used in patients under 1 year of age. Either type was chosen individually for those aged 1 to 10 years depending on the purpose, diagnostic or therapeutic. It is noteworthy that ERCP and/or sphincterotomy in a 1-year-old infant and two 2-year-old children were safely performed with the conventional endoscope. General anesthesia was employed in those younger than 9 years and intravenous sedation and local anesthesia in those older than 11 years. For children aged 9 to 11 years, anesthesia was chosen individually. We concluded that ERCP is a relatively easy and safe technique even for infants and children when performed by skilled hands with an appropriate duodenoscope under suitable anesthesia. The minimum age for use of the conventional duodenoscope may be 1 year.

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“…However, its use in younger infants, often weighing only around 3 kg, has only been reported in small series (17)(18)(19)(20)(21).…”

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