| Literature DB >> 7353452 |
S A Kocoshis, C A Riely, M Burrell, J D Gryboski.
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A 29-month-old child with persistent cholangitis and steatorrhea complicating congenital hepatic fibrosis underwent radiographic evaluation of the biliary tree. Communicating intrahepatic cavernous ectasias were demonstrated by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, a procedure deemed safe in children of this age group. Unlike most patients with cholangitis, he had documented steatorrhea and growth failure which resolved following successful treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Bacteriologic diagnosis was made by direct culture of liver tissue combined with duodenal intubation.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7353452 DOI: 10.1007/bf01312734
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis Sci ISSN: 0163-2116 Impact factor: 3.199