INTRAHEPATIC BILIARY-ENTERIC BYPASS FOR COMPLETE EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARYOBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN

Authors
BLANCHARD H STVIL D YOUSSEF S MAYER SK GAREL L YANDZA T
Citation
H. Blanchard et al., INTRAHEPATIC BILIARY-ENTERIC BYPASS FOR COMPLETE EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARYOBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN, Journal of pediatric surgery, 32(6), 1997, pp. 902-904
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
902 - 904
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1997)32:6<902:IBBFCE>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Intrahepatic biliary-enteric anastomosis is rarely practiced in pediat ric surgery. The authors report on two children who have been successf ully treated using this method, First described by Longmire and Sandfo rd in 1948, intrahepatic biliary-enteric anastomosis is possible in ch ildren. This procedure is only indicated as a last recourse for circum stances in which the extrahepatic biliary tree is completely obstructe d. Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company.