Preoperative imaging of a choledochal cyst in children: non-breath-holding magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

E W van Heurn-Nijsten; G Snoep; G Kootstra; J W Greve; P Forget; L W van Heurn

doi:10.1007/s003830050667

Preoperative imaging of a choledochal cyst in children: non-breath-holding magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

Pediatr Surg Int. 1999;15(8):546-8. doi: 10.1007/s003830050667.

Authors

E W van Heurn-Nijsten¹, G Snoep, G Kootstra, J W Greve, P Forget, L W van Heurn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 10631730
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050667

Abstract

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography (MRCP) was used to visualize the biliary tract in two children, aged 7 weeks and 10 years, with a choledochal cyst. MRCP was successful in both cases and the findings were confirmed by intraoperative cholangiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Cholangiography / methods*
Choledochal Cyst / diagnostic imaging*
Choledochal Cyst / surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Preoperative Care