Peds- GB biliary system Flashcards

1
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3 variants of GB?

A
  1. Phrygian cap – fold at fundus
  2. Hartmann pouch – widening at neck
  3. Prominent spiral valves of Heister
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6 congenital anomalies of GB?

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  1. Ectopia
  2. Agenesis
  3. Duplication
  4. Biliary Atresia
  5. Choledochal Cyst
  6. Multiseptate Gb
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Multiseptate GB can lead to?

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  • septations can lead to bile stasis and formation of gallstones
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the two major causes of conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in newborns?

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  • liver diseases (hepatitis)

- biliary atresia

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3 types of bilary atresia manifestations?

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  1. Absence of biliary tree
  2. Rudimentary gb and cystic duct
  3. Visible gb, cystic duct and CBD
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Newborns develop neonatal jaundice at what age?

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3-4 weeks

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Biliary atresia sono features?

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  • GB, cystic duct, CBD and IHBD may be seen incompletely, depending on degree of severity
  • Early signs of cirrhosis
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2 important findings to diagnose biliary atresia?

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  • triangular cord sign

- GB length <1.5 cm or absent

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TRIANGULAR CORD SIGN?

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Triangular, cone-shaped, fibrous ductal remnant is positioned anterior and superior to the portal vein and the hepatic artery

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Biliary atresia- kasai procedure?

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  • Surgical intervention where a connection is made between the duodenum and gallbladder, CBD and liver to drain the bile
  • Successful if performed early
  • Successful in 1/3 of cases
  • 2/3 will need liver transplantation
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Choledochal cyst symptoms? (3)

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  • abdo pain
  • ando mass
  • jaundice
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How many types of Choledochal cyst are there?

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five

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type 1 Choledochal cyst?

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  • concentric dialation of CBD

- Most common type

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Type 2 Choledochal cyst?

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  • CBD diverticulum
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Choledochal cyst type 3?

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choledochocele:

- cystic dialation of intraduodenal portion of CBD

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Choledochal cyst type 4?

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  • Ditatation of CBD with IHBD involvement
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Choledochal cyst type 5?

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  • Caroli Disease
  • Saccular dilatation of IHBD with calculus formation and bacterial cholangitis
  • Minimal dilatation of IHBD, associated with hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension
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Choledochal cyst sono features?

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  • Cystic structure near GB continuous with bile ducts
  • Large cysts containing sludge
  • IHBD dilatations (type IV and V)
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Choledochal cyst complications?

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  • Stone formation in cyst, GB, panc duct
  • Biliary obstruction
  • Chronic cholangitis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Bilirary rupture with biliary peritonitis (image)
20
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Acquired Pathology of the Gallbladder and Biliary System (7)?

A
Gallbladder wall thickening
Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
Hydropic Gallbladder 
Biliary Obstruction
Sclerosing Cholangitis 
Rhabdomyosarcoma
21
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness?

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Normal up to 3 mm (fasting)

> 3 mm indicates disease

22
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness inflammatory causes?

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  • acute and chronic cholecystitis
23
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness noninflammatory?

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  • Viral hepatitis
  • cirrhosis
  • congestive heart failure
  • pancreatitis
24
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What is Cholelithiasis?

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Presence of one or more calculi in the GB, cystic duct or CBD

25
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Pediatric cholelithiasis is associated with?

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  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Malabsorption
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Bowel resection
  • Sickle cell anemia
26
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Neonatal cholelithiasis associated with?

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  • Anomalies of the biliary system
  • Dehydration
  • TPN (total parenteral nutrition - causes bile stasis)
  • Infection
  • Hemolytic anemia
27
Q

cholelithiasis clinical presentations?

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Young Children:
- Nonspecific - jaundice, irritability

Older Children:

  • RUQ pain
  • Intolerance to fatty foods
  • N&V
  • Neonates may be examined because stones were seen in utero; most resolve within first year of life
28
Q

cholelithiasis sono?

A

Mobile echogenic intraluminal structures with PAS, may have twinkle artifact with colour doppler

29
Q

GB sludge?

  • what is it?
  • artifact?
  • causes?
A
  • Low-level echoes in GB
  • May create layer within GB, fill the lumen or create sludge balls
  • Slice thickness artifact

Causes:

  • Prolonged fasting
  • Hyperalimentation/TPN
  • Extraheptic bile duct obstruction
30
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Cholecystitis causes?

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  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Acute Viral Hepatitis
  • Heart and renal failure
  • Cystic duct obstruction from external source
31
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Cholecystitis symptoms?

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  • RUQ pain
  • Fever
  • Vomiting
  • Palpable RUQ lump
32
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what Hydropic gallbladder??

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  • Acutely ill children on TPN

associated with:

  • Kawasaki syndrome
  • leptospirosis
  • chronic biliary obstruction
33
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Hydropic gallbladder clinical presentation?

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  • RUQ pain
  • Fever
  • Dehydration
  • Abdo distention
  • Cause is unclear
34
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Hydropic gallbladder sono features?

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GB - enlarged, anechoic, with thin walls

35
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Biliary Obstruction?

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  • Can be intrahepatic or extrahepatic

examples of intrahepatic:
- Stones, strictures

examples of extrahepatic:
- tumor, LNs. acute pancreatitis

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Biliary Obstruction presents as?

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  • ducts become dilated

- multiple irregular branching of bile ducts

37
Q

ducts cab rupture in biliary obstruction and cause?

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  • neonatal jaundice
  • biliary ascites
  • biloma
38
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Sclerosing Cholangitis?

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Chronic disease with inflammatory fibrosis that obliterates the intra and extra hepatic bile ducts

39
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Sclerosing Cholangitis result in? (3)

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  • biliary cirrhosis
  • portal hypertension
  • liver failure
40
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Sclerosing Cholangitis associated with?

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  • IBD (70-80%)
41
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Sclerosing Cholangitis clinical presentation?

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  • UQ pain
  • Jaundice
  • Abnormal LFTs and ↑ bilirubin
42
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Sclerosing Cholangitis sono features?

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  • thickened bile duct walls
  • choledocholithiasis
  • ductal strictures
43
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Biliary Neoplasm- Rhabdomyosarcoma

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  • Rare
  • Ages 1-5 years
  • Arises from biliary tract and causes obstruction
44
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Rhabdomyosarcoma clinical presentation?

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  • Increasing abdo girth
  • Jaundice
  • Pain
  • Weight loss
45
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Rhabdomyosarcoma sono feature?

A

Solid
Hyperechoic
Within bile ducts