Spontaneous perforation of common bile duct

A Shun; A W Middleton; K R Kamath; D Brewster

doi:10.1097/00005176-198801000-00024

Spontaneous perforation of common bile duct

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1988 Jan-Feb;7(1):132-4. doi: 10.1097/00005176-198801000-00024.

Authors

A Shun¹, A W Middleton, K R Kamath, D Brewster

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 3335974
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-198801000-00024

Abstract

A 2-week-old Micronesian infant presented with spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct. Mild jaundice, acholic stools, and heavily bile-stained ascites were the main clinical features. The presentation of this rare disorder is characteristic enough to permit early diagnosis. Surgery is the treatment of choice.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ascitic Fluid / complications
Ascitic Fluid / surgery
Catheterization
Common Bile Duct Diseases / complications
Common Bile Duct Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Common Bile Duct Diseases / etiology*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / surgery
Drainage
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Laparotomy
Male
Radiography
Rupture, Spontaneous