Hepaticoportoappendicostomy

In one case of extrabiliary atresia, reconstruction of the biliary tract was performed by using the appendix. The child, who was 2 years old, is doing well without ascending cholangitis. This operation seems simple and satisfying because it seems to be more anatomic and more physiologic than the sta...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 23; no. 11; pp. 1057 - 1058
Main Author Valla, J.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.11.1988
Elsevier
Subjects
Anastomosis, Surgical - methods
Appendix - surgery
Biliary atresia
Biliary Atresia - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Duodenum - surgery
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Kasai operation
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Male
Malformations
Medical sciences
Portoenterostomy, Hepatic - methods
Biliary atresia
Kasai operation
Human
Plasty
Biliary tract
Porta hepatis
Malformation
Surgery
Surgical anastomosis
Atresia
Digestive diseases
Child
Appendix
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Summary:In one case of extrabiliary atresia, reconstruction of the biliary tract was performed by using the appendix. The child, who was 2 years old, is doing well without ascending cholangitis. This operation seems simple and satisfying because it seems to be more anatomic and more physiologic than the standard Kasai operation. Its efficacy in a large number of cases remains to be proven.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(88)80030-7