PTCC with saline-heparin flushing as therapeutic approach in pediatric biliary stenosis: A Case Reports

Abstract

Introduction: Infants usually presented with jaundice in their early life, some jaundice is physiological but some are pathological, caused by abnormality in the biliary tree. PTCC is a less invasive procedure to diagnose and exclude biliary atresia from neonates with jaundice. Case Presentation: Our patients are infants with a prolonged jaundice consulted to our department for diagnostic purpose to determine the further treatment. Cholangiography result shows a narrowed biliary duct in both patients. Saline combined with heparin flushing seems to have immediate effect on the narrowed biliary duct. Conclusion: PTCC with saline flushing combine with heparin proved to be effective as therapeutic strategy in biliary stenosis cases.