Bile-duct dilatation after laparotomy: a potential effect of intestinal hypomotility

Asymptomatic Bile Duct Dilatation in Children: Is It a Disease?

PURPOSE Bile duct dilatation is a relatively common sonographic finding; nevertheless, its clinical significance in children is controversial because little research has been done in the area. Therefore, we investigated the natural course and clinical significance of biliary duct dilatation in children. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 181 children (range, 1-day-old to 17-year-ol...

Common bile duct stones associated with pancreatobiliary reflux and disproportionate bile duct dilatation

Occult pancreatobiliary reflux (PBR) in patients with a normal pancreatobiliary junction has been studied by various methods, but the exact etiology, mechanisms, and implications of this reflux have not yet been clarified. The aim of this study was to investigate the degree of PBR and patterns of biliary ductal dilatation in patients with acute calculous cholangitis by endoscopic retrograde cho...

Dilatation of the common bile duct and gallstone formation.

Etiological Causes of Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Bile Duct Dilatation

This study aims to review the causes of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct dilatation. Based on review of medical literature, a scientific classification of the causes is proposed. Intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct dilatation can be divided into two categories: congenital and acquired. The former includes the five classical Todani’s congenital types. The latter can be sub-classified ...

Common bile duct dilatation after cholecystectomy: a one-year prospective study

PURPOSE Bile duct dilatation after cholecystectomy continues to be a matter of controversy. We aimed determine the magnitude of common bile duct (CBD) dilatation after cholecystectomy followed up to 1 year. METHODS Sixty-four cases (age, 47.3 ± 11.7 years; men, 28; women, 36) enrolled in this study. They received laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Chungbuk National University Hospital for sympto...