Journal of Nihon University Medical Association
Online ISSN : 1884-0779
Print ISSN : 0029-0424
ISSN-L : 0029-0424
Clinical Reports:
A Case of Congenital Biliary Dilatation in a Girl Presenting with Acute Pancreatitis
Eri MaeokaTaro IkedaTakeshi FuruyaReina HoshiMakoto HashimotoYosuke WatanabeAkiko SogaYoko NangoHide KanedaKensuke OhashiMikiya InoueKiminobu SugitoTsugumichi Koshinaga
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2011 Volume 70 Issue 4 Pages 217-220

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We report case of a patient who was diagnosed with congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) due to acute pancreatitis. An 8-year-old-girl was referred to our hospital for acute onset of upper abdominal pain. Acute pancreatitis was suggested due to her laboratory data, and CBD was also suggested by abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography. Her symptoms improved markedly after several days of starving, intravenous fluid infusion, antibiotics and infusion of a protease inhibitor. We subsequently initiated administration of enteral nutrition via a nasojejunal feeding tube to reduce the recurrence of pancreatitis. Radical CBD operation was performed successfully 3 weeks later. Her postoperative course was uneventful. We conclude that it is essential to prevent the recurrence of acute pancreatitis in cases of CBD and to perform surgery as soon as possible.
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