[Acute, severe liver insufficiency caused by extrahepatic biliary atresia in a newborn]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2013 Apr 22;175(17):1195-6.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

A newborn female was hospitalized due to metabolic acidosis and conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) was suspected why a (99m)Tc-mebrofenin cholescintigraphy was performed. It showed poor hepatocyte tracer uptake and no drainage to the gut. The hepatocyte dysfunction was caused by an obstructing adrenal gland neuroblastoma later visualised by ultrasound and MRI. The cholescintigraphy is a non-invasive modality to exclude or confirm the suspicion of EHBA. Furthermore neonatal conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia demands the use of a multimodality imaging strategy for differential diagnosis to EHBA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Biliary Atresia / diagnostic imaging
  • Biliary Atresia / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hepatic Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatic Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal / etiology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Neuroblastoma / complications*
  • Neuroblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid