Huge extrahepatic gallstone on percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage tip-a pediatric case report.

Pediatr Radiol

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.

Published: January 2025

Biliary strictures, which are common in the first year after pediatric liver transplantation, are diagnosed and managed with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography. In children undergoing percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, early cholangitis is the most common complication while typical catheter-related complications are obstruction, dislodgement, kinking, or fracture. This case report discusses the unique presentation and management of a 5-year-old girl with an incidental percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage-associated extrahepatic gallstone formation following treatment of biliary stricture after pediatric liver transplantation. It was effectively treated with percutaneous transhepatic lithotripsy. Although this is a rare but potentially harmful complication, in case of resistance at drainage removal, a drainage-tip stone should be excluded by ultrasound or fluoroscopy.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-024-06156-4DOI Listing

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