CONGENITAL OBSTRUCTION OF THE BILE DUCTS

Congenital atresia of the bile ducts.

Congenital absence of the intrahepatic bile ducts.

Routine histological examination of the liver during the acute stages of neonatal obstructive jaundice, whether of biopsy or of autopsy specimens, reveals a variety of different pathological conditions. Congenital absence of the intrahepatic bile ducts appears to be a rare cause of obstructive jaundice in the newborn. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the condition by reporting ...

On Congenital Obliteration of the Bile-Ducts

Congenital dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts with cholangiocarcinoma.

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas were found at necropsy in two previously reported cases of congenital dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts. The nature of the developmental abnormality is discussed and compared with other forms of biliary dilatation. Slow-flowing bile for many years probably leads to cholangiocarcinoma.

Congenital Obliteration of Bile Ducts and Icterus Gravis Neonatorum.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Medicine and the State, with Special Reference to the E.M.S. The Right HIoni. WALTEIR ELLIOT, F.R.C.P., F.R.S. ......................................................911 Congenital Obliteration of Bile Ducts and Icterus Gravis Neonatorum M. 0. SKELTON, M.B., and GEOFFREY FH. TOVEY, M.D . .D .............................. ............. 914 The Rh Factor and Blood Transfusion W. ...