Prevalence of pancreato-biliary maljunction in children with choledochal cyst & #8211; A prospective observational study
Conclusion: Abdominal pain is the most common complaint in a child with CC, and when present, it is significantly associated with the presence of a PBM. MRCP is the gold standard tool to detect CCs and find out the morphology of PBM. The prevalence of PBM in children with CC of 45% with a mean common channel length of 8.11 mm. The biochemical analysis of a bile amylase and lipase is the functional indicator of the presence of a PBM and there is a significant association of their higher levels and presence of PBM. The presence of chronic inflammation and microscopic ulcers is significant histologic parameters depicting the presence of a PBM.
Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Aditya Arvind Manekar Bikasha Bihary Tripathy Subrat Kumar Sahoo Mukund Namdev Sable Suprava Naik Narahari Janjala Manoj Kumar Mohanty Source Type: research
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