Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in an infant with obstructive jaundice caused by neuroblastoma.

Abstract

Neuroblastoma presenting with obstructive jaundice is a rare event. Management of this condition includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, temporary cholecystostomy tube, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and internal biliary drainage (IBD). We herein describe our experience with one infant affected by neuroblastoma presenting with jaundice, who successfully underwent percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). This report introduces PTBD as a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma and obstructive jaundice and provides a review of the pertinent literature.

• Authors: Francesco Saettini, Roberto Agazzi, Eugenia Giraldi, Carlo Foglia, Laura Cavalleri, Laura Morali, Giorgio Fasolini, Angelica Spotti, Massimo Provenzi
• Journal: Pediatric hematology and oncology (Pediatr Hematol Oncol) Vol. 32 Issue 3 Pg. 223-8 (Apr 2015) ISSN: 1521-0669 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25551550 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
• Cholestasis (surgery)
• Drainage (methods)
• Humans
• Infant
• Jaundice, Obstructive (etiology, surgery)
• Male
• Neuroblastoma (complications)
• Retroperitoneal Neoplasms (complications)