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Case Report
A Case of Choledochal Cyst Type IVa Complicated by Multiple Choledocholithiasis and Recurrent Cholangitis : Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage
Yong Joo Kim, Eon Woo Shin, Soo Jung Choi, Ho Soon Choi, Jeh Hoon Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(1):115-119.   Published online January 15, 1998
A 5-year-old male patient was admitted due to fever, and right upper abdominal pain for 2 weeks. He showed severe right upper quadrant tenderness on palpation, hepatomegaly 5 cm below the right costal margin, no mass, and no splenomegaly. On biochemical studies, ALT was 380IU/ml, AST 462IU/ml, alkaline phosphatase 1,069IU/ml, γGTP 239IU/ml, and total bilirubin 2.1mg/dl. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) showed cylindrical dilatations of...
Original Article
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Efficacy of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Children
Kyung Mo Kim, Ho Soon Choi, Sung Koo Lee, Myung Hwan Kim, Chong Hyun Yoon, Dong Myung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(12):1681-1691.   Published online December 15, 1997
Purpose : Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) may provide more definite diagnosis, preoperative guidance, and endoscopic therapy in many children with known or suspected disorders of the pancreas and biliary tract. But the reports about the ERCP in children are rare, so this study is conducted to evaluate the indication, efficacy and safety of the ERCP in children. Methods : Twenty nine ERCPs in 19 children...