Spontaneous perforation of the bile duct in infancy: A rare but important cause of irritability and abdominal distension

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-291

  Xanthakos, Stavra A ^a   Yazigi, Nada A ^a   Ryckman, Frederick C ^a   Arkovitz, Marc S ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS BILE DUCT PERFORATION; ASCITES; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; COMMON BILE DUCT; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE;

ASCITES; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLEDOCHAL CYST; COMMON BILE DUCT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0038205402     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200302000-00024     Document Type: Article

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