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Spontaneous perforation of the bile duct in infants

1991; Oxford University Press; Volume: 78; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/bjs.1800780912

1365-2168

Mark Davenport, Nigel Heaton, E R Howard,

Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

Spontaneous perforation of the bile duct is a rare but well documented condition of infants. Six infants are described, five presenting within 2 months of birth without apparent antecedent factors and one associated with an 'acquired' type I biliary atresia at 8 months. All infants underwent definitive surgery, which included decompression of the biliary tree with cholecystenterostomy or T tube drainage. There was no morbidity or mortality associated with such surgical intervention.