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Chen M, Zhang X, Zhou W, Zhang N, Wang G, Zhou L. Percutaneous Ultrasound Cholangiography With Microbubbles in Children With Biliary Diseases. Ultrasound Q 2023; 39:228-234. [PMID: 37918027 DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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ABSTRACT The application of intracavity contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of biliary disease has been confirmed valuable among pediatric population. This pictorial essay aims to demonstrate the role of percutaneous ultrasound cholangiography (PUSC) with microbubbles in the diagnosis of different pediatric biliary diseases in our center. The biliary system's morphologic characteristics in PUSC mode of neonatal hepatitis, biliary atresia, choledochal cysts, and biliary complications of hepatobiliary surgery are presented.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meixi Chen
- From the Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Yan J, Lv C, Zhang D, Zheng M, Peng C, Pang W, Chen W, Wang S, Wang X, Chen Y. Management of complicated choledochal cyst in children: ultrasound-guided percutaneous external drainage and subsequent definitive operation. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:266. [PMID: 37237284 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-03994-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the outcomes of the combination of ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous external drainage and subsequent definitive operation to manage complicated choledochal cyst in children. METHODS This retrospective study included 6 children with choledochal cyst who underwent initial US-guided percutaneous external drainage and subsequent cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy between January 2021 and September 2022. Patient characteristics, laboratory findings, imaging data, treatment details, and postoperative outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS Mean age at presentation was 2.7 ± 2.2 (0.5-6.2) years, and 2 patients (2/6) were boys. Four patients (4/6) had a giant choledochal cyst with the widest diameter of ≥ 10 cm and underwent US-guided percutaneous biliary drainage on admission or after conservative treatments. The other 2 patients (2/6) underwent US-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangio-drainage and percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage due to coagulopathy, respectively. Five patients (5/6) recovered well after US-guided percutaneous external drainage and underwent the definitive operation, whereas 1 patient (1/6) had liver fibrosis confirmed by Fibroscan and ultimately underwent liver transplantation 2 months after external drainage. The mean time from US-guided percutaneous external drainage to the definitive operation was 12 ± 9 (3-21) days. The average length of hospital stay was 24 ± 9 (16-31) days. No related complications of US-guided percutaneous external drainage occurred during hospitalization. At 10.2 ± 6.8 (1.0-18.0) months follow-up, all patients had a normal liver function and US examination. CONCLUSIONS Our detailed analysis of this small cohort suggests that US-guided percutaneous external drainage is technically feasible for choledochal cyst with giant cysts or coagulopathy in children, which may provide suitable conditions for subsequent definitive operation with a good prognosis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Retrospectively registered.
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- Jiayu Yan
- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhuhai City Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519001, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, No. 56 Nanlishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, No. 56 Nanlishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China.
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Onishi Y, Shimizu H, Ohno T, Furuta A, Isoda H, Okamoto T, Okajima H, Nakamoto Y. Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Intervention in Adult Biliary Atresia Patients After Kasai Portoenterostomy. JPGN REPORTS 2022; 3:e206. [PMID: 37168905 PMCID: PMC10158411 DOI: 10.1097/pg9.0000000000000206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Kasai portoenterostomy (KP) is a standard treatment for patients with biliary atresia (BA). After KP, patients with BA occasionally develop biliary complications, such as recurrent cholangitis, biliary stricture, and cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage is one of the treatment options for these biliary complications. However, limited information is available on percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage performed after KP in adult BA patients with native livers. Herein, we describe 8 cases of percutaneous transhepatic biliary interventions performed after KP in 7 adult BA patients with native livers. Cholangiography showed multiple cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Advancing a guidewire and catheter was difficult due to the multiple dilatations and strictures of the bile duct. Successful biliary drainage tube placement and clinical improvement was achieved in 5 and 3 cases, respectively. Because of its technical difficulty and limited clinical effectiveness, it is not recommended that it be performed easily.
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- Yasuyuki Onishi
- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Wang JY, Luo Y, Wang WY, Zheng SC, He L, Xie CY, Peng L. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound using SonoVue mixed with oral gastrointestinal contrast agent to evaluate esophageal hiatal hernia: Report of three cases and a literature review. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:2679-2687. [PMID: 33889636 PMCID: PMC8040161 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to a thicker abdominal wall in some patients, ultrasound artifacts from gastrointestinal gas and surrounding tissues can interfere with routine ultrasound examination, precluding its ability to display or clearly show the structure of a hernial sac (HS) and thereby diminishing diagnostic performance for esophageal hiatal hernia (EHH). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging using an oral agent mixture allows for clear and intuitive identification of an EHH sac and dynamic observation of esophageal reflux.
CASE SUMMARY In this case series, we report three patients with clinically-suspected EHH, including two females and one male with an average age of 67.3 ± 16.4 years. CEUS was administered with an oral agent mixture (microbubble-based SonoVue and gastrointestinal contrast agent) and identified a direct sign of supradiaphragmatic HS (containing the hyperechoic agent) and indirect signs [e.g., widening of esophageal hiatus, hyperechoic mixture agent continuously or intermittently reflux flowing back and forth from the stomach into the supradiaphragmatic HS, and esophagus-gastric echo ring (i.e., the “EG” ring) seen above the diaphragm]. All three cases received a definitive diagnosis of EHH by esophageal manometry and gastroscopy. Two lesions resolved upon drug treatment and one required surgery. The recurrence rate in follow-up was 0%. The data from these cases suggest that the new non-invasive examination method may greatly improve the diagnosis of EHH.
CONCLUSION CEUS with the oral agent mixture can facilitate clear and intuitive identification of HS and dynamic observation of esophageal reflux.
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- Jing-Yu Wang
- Department of Ultrasound, First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Longquan Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610100, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Longquan Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610100, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Longquan Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610100, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Longquan Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610100, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Longquan Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610100, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Longquan Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610100, Sichuan Province, China
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Yao X, Ao W, Fang J, Mao G, Chen C, Yu L, Cai H, Xu C. Imaging manifestations of Caroli disease with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: a case report and literature review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021; 21:294. [PMID: 33845788 PMCID: PMC8042699 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03768-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Both Caroli disease (CD) and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) are autosomal recessive disorders, which are more commonly found in infants and children, for whom surviving to adulthood is rare. Early diagnosis and intervention can improve the survival rate to some extent. This study adopted the case of a 26-year-old pregnant woman to explore the clinical and imaging manifestations and progress of CD concomitant with ARPKD to enable a better understanding of the disease. Case presentation A 26-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to our hospital for more than 2 months following the discovery of pancytopenia and increased creatinine. Ultrasonography detected an enlarged left liver lobe, widened hepatic portal vein, splenomegaly, and dilated splenic vein. In addition, both kidneys were obviously enlarged and sonolucent areas of varying sizes were visible, but color Doppler flow imaging revealed no abnormal blood flow signals. The gestational age was approximately 25 weeks, which was consistent with the actual fetal age. Polyhydramnios was detected but no other abnormalities were identified. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the liver was plump, and polycystic liver disease was observed near the top of the diaphragm. The T1 and T2 weighted images were the low and high signals, respectively. The bile duct was slightly dilated; the portal vein was widened; and the spleen volume was enlarged. Moreover, the volume of both kidneys had increased to an abnormal shape, with multiple, long, roundish T1 and T2 abnormal signals being observed. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed that intrahepatic cystic lesions were connected with intrahepatic bile ducts. The patient underwent a genetic testing, the result showed she carried two heterozygous mutations in PKHD1. The patient was finally diagnosed with CD with concomitant ARPKD. The baby underwent a genetic test three months after birth, the result showed that the patient carried one heterozygous mutations in PKHD1, which indicated the baby was a PKHD1 carrier. Conclusions This case demonstrates that imaging examinations are of great significance for the diagnosis and evaluation of CD with concomitant ARPKD.
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- Xiuzhen Yao
- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Putuo District People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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