Hepatic duct stone associated with chlamydia sepsis : a rare condition in childhood

Stone formation in the biliary system is a rare condition in infants. A few cases of bile stones in the biliary tree have been reported with underlying predisposing factors, such as sepsis and antibiotic usage. This article describes a surgically treated 16-week-old infant with recurrent cholangitis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric surgery international 1998-01, Vol.13 (1), p.8-9
Hauptverfasser:	CELAYIR, S, SARIMURAT, N, EKIZ, Ö, EMIR, H, PASAOGLU, M, SENYÜZ, O. F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Chlamydia Chlamydia Infections - complications Cholangitis - complications Cholangitis - surgery Cholelithiasis - etiology Cholelithiasis - surgery Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Infant, Newborn Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology Recurrence Sepsis - complications Sepsis - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Stone formation in the biliary system is a rare condition in infants. A few cases of bile stones in the biliary tree have been reported with underlying predisposing factors, such as sepsis and antibiotic usage. This article describes a surgically treated 16-week-old infant with recurrent cholangitis who had a bile stone in the hepatic duct after chlamydia sepsis.
ISSN:	0179-0358 1437-9813
DOI:	10.1007/s003830050231