| Under pressure: choledochal malformation manometry. | |
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PMID: 15750925 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: The cause of choledochal (cystic or fusiform) malformation is not known. A favoured hypothesis suggests that abnormal reflux of activated pancreatic secretions via a common pancreatobiliary channel may initiate mucosal injury and mural weakness leading to bile duct dilatation, at normal intraduct pressures. However, bile duct pressures in both normal or disease states are not known in such children. METHODS: Intraoperative choledochal pressure (CP) measurements were made before any other manipulation. Bile was cultured and its amylase content measured. Biochemical liver function (bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, and alkaline phosphatase) was measured. Data were quoted as median (interquartile range). Statistical tests were parametric, where appropriate, and P = .05 was regarded as significant. RESULTS: Twenty-five children (age 2.5 [1.25-5.91] years) with choledochal (cystic [n = 13] and fusiform [n = 12]) malformation coming to surgery were studied. Median CP was 13 (8.5-17) mm Hg. Median bile amylase was 6722 (241-18,000) IU/L. Choledochal pressure inversely correlated with bile amylase (r = -0.60, P = .001), serum aspartate aminotransferase (r = 0.46, P = .01), and log gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (r = 0.4, P = .04) but not with bilirubin (P = .11), alkaline phosphatase (P = .20), or age (P = .11). No difference in CP, bile amylase, or liver biochemistry could be identified between the 2 biliary phenotypes. All bile cultures were sterile. CONCLUSIONS: Increased CP is inversely related to the level of bile amylase (and hence degree of the functional common channel). This suggests that obstructive stenosis at the level of the pancreatobiliary junction (but not the ampulla) may be a causal factor in a proportion of choledochal malformations. |
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Authors:
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Mark Davenport; Raj Basu |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric surgery Volume: 40 ISSN: 1531-5037 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Surg. Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-03-07 Completed Date: 2006-02-28 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0052631 Medline TA: J Pediatr Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 331-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kings College Hospital, SE5 9RS London, UK. markdav2@ntlworld.com |
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Alkaline Phosphatase
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analysis Amylases / analysis Aspartate Aminotransferases / analysis Bile / chemistry, enzymology Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / abnormalities*, physiopathology* Bilirubin / analysis Child, Preschool Choledochal Cyst / physiopathology* Cholestasis / physiopathology Dilatation, Pathologic / physiopathology Female Humans Infant Male Manometry Pressure Statistics, Nonparametric gamma-Glutamyltransferase / analysis |
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635-65-4/Bilirubin; EC 2.3.2.2/gamma-Glutamyltransferase; EC 2.6.1.1/Aspartate Aminotransferases; EC 3.1.3.1/Alkaline Phosphatase; EC 3.2.1.-/Amylases |
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