RT Book, Section
A1 Kurbegov, Amethyst C.
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146116777
T1 Biliary Disease
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146116777
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  biliary  tree  includes  the  ducts  that  drain  bile  from  the  liver  and  coalesce  into  the  right  and  left  hepatic  ducts,  the  cystic  duct  and  gallbladder,  and  the  common  bile  duct  that  drains  bile  from  the  gallbladder  through  the  pancreas  and  into  the  duodenum.  Biliary  tract  diseases  can  present  at  any  age  and  have  become  increasingly  recognized  in  pediatric  practice  as  diagnostic  tests  have  improved.  Some  diseases  of  the  biliary  system  are  associated  with  liver  disease  and  others  are  specific  to  the  biliary  tract  alone.  In  addition,  some  biliary  diseases  present  at  specific  ages  in  children  while  others  can  develop  at  any  time  from  early  infancy  through  adulthood.