Balloon sphincteroplasty in the management of choledocholithiasis in a 10-week-old infant

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2008 Feb;18(1):89-91. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31815796c2.

Abstract

The management of common bile duct stones in neonates has not been clearly fully standardized, although percutaneous image-guided washing of the bile duct is generally adopted as the first-line treatment. We report the case of a 10-week-old infant with a choledocholithiasis in whom anterograde sphincter balloon dilation was achieved by combining image-guided access and flexible gastroduodenoscopy. This mini-invasive strategy may be an alternative to surgery in cases of impacted choledocholithiasis resistant to bile duct washing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization*
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / instrumentation
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / methods
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
  • Choledocholithiasis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic*