Bile duct diseases in infancy and children

Background: The bile duct diseases may induce cholestasis with or without jaundice. In neonate and infancy the extra- and intrahepatic bile duct diseases may occur with the same clinical symptoms. In adolescent children the extrahepatic bile duct alterations are more frequent. Aim: The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the causes of bile duct diseases and to evaluate the steps of the diagnostic activity as well as the applied treatment. Patients and methods: From January 2000 to October 2007 we investigated 17 children with bile duct diseases. The age of our patients ranged from 6 months to 16 y…