Laparoscopic common duct exploration in a child with recurrent pancreatitis due to a primary fungus ball in the terminal common bile duct

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 1997 Feb;7(1):63-7. doi: 10.1089/lap.1997.7.63.

Abstract

We report on a case of a fungus ball obstructing the distal common bile duct and causing recurrent pancreatitis in an otherwise healthy 3-year-old boy. Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct was performed using a 10 french rigid fiberoptic cystoscope and a Dormia basket. This is the first example of a primary fungus ball in common bile duct presenting as a pancreatitis and treated laparoscopically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cholangiography
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Common Bile Duct Diseases / complications*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopes
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Male
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis / microbiology*
  • Pancreatitis / surgery*
  • Recurrence