Inspissated bile syndrome in a 6 week old boy was unresponsive to oral ursodesoxycholic acid. Intraoperative cholangiography revealed complete obstruction of the common bile duct. Therefore, the gallbladder fundus was pulled out through a laparoscopy port site and sutured to the fascia. A catheter was positioned into the infundibulum for irrigation with ursodesoxycholic acid. At day 8 complete resolution of the plug and free passage of contrast medium into the duodenum was documented radiologically. The catheter was removed, skin closed spontaneously without a second surgery for closure of the gall bladder. © 2013 Berger et al.; licensee Springer.
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Berger, S., Schibli, S., Stranzinger, E., & Cholewa, D. (2013). One-stage laparoscopic surgery for inspissated bile syndrome: Case report and review of surgical techniques. SpringerPlus, 2(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-648
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