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Biliary Intervention in Children

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The development of magnetic resonance cholangiography has led to a decrease in the utilization of and indications for percutaneous biliary cholangiography in diagnosis of pediatric biliary diseases. However, interventional radiologists still play a central role in treatment of diseases such as biliary obstruction, choledocolithiasis, and cholecystitis.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center, 3175 Cote Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T 1C5

    Josée Dubois M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), M.Sc. & Laurent Garel M.D.

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  2. Riley Hospital for Children-Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Dubois, J., Garel, L. (2014). Biliary Intervention in Children. In: Temple, M., Marshalleck, F. (eds) Pediatric Interventional Radiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5856-3_21

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