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A potential pitfall of operative cholangiography in infants

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Retrograde linear extravasation of contrast media along the anatomical course of intrahepatic arborizing structures may occur during intraoperative cholangiography for evaluation of prolonged neonatal jaundice. The resultant image may mimic the appearance of intrahepatic biliary radicles.

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Yousefzadch, D.K., Vanhoutte, J.J. & Jackson, J.H. A potential pitfall of operative cholangiography in infants. Pediatr Radiol 8, 151–154 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973824

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