Postoperative Intrahepatic Cholelithiasis in a Male With Biliary Atresia

Abstract

Ohe patients who had biliary atresia and in whom intrahepatic cholelithiasis was recognized 19 years after hepatico-jejunostomy is presented. This patient underwent lithotomy as well as intraoperative endoscopic study of the biliary tract. Eight cases of biliary atresia with postoperative, intrahepatic cholelithiasis are reviewed. The age of these subjects ranged from 2 months through 26 years. Of the 8 subjects, 4 were diagnosed as having bile stone at autopsy and the surviving 4 underwent surgery successfully.