Chapuy Séverine, Gorincour Guillaume, Roquelaure Bertrand, Aschero Audrey, Paris Marie, Lambot Karine, Delarue Arnauld, Bourlière-Najean Brigitte, Petit Philippe
Department of Paediatric Radiology, La Timone Children's Hospital, Marseille Cedex 05, France.
Pediatr Radiol. 2006 Dec;36(12):1300-5. doi: 10.1007/s00247-006-0322-z. Epub 2006 Oct 7.
A common pancreaticobiliary channel is a very rare condition, but its diagnosis is of paramount importance since it can lead to complications that can be prevented.
To illustrate the sonographic diagnosis of a common pancreaticobiliary channel in children referred for abdominal pain or jaundice.
Four children were diagnosed by ultrasonography and the diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by MRI.
Sonography demonstrated a pancreaticobiliary junction located in the pancreatic head above the sphincter of Oddi. This rare congenital anomaly was confirmed in all patients by MRI.
A common pancreaticobiliary channel can be diagnosed by sonography. Nevertheless, our experience is limited, and although sonography can provide an alert and can assist management, it cannot yet replace MRI.
