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Influence of age on the presentation and outcome of choledochal cyst.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery 1999 December
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify the most appropriate timing for surgery in newborns with choledochal cysts.
METHODS: The clinical and histological data of 8 newborn cases of choledochal cysts (newborn group) were compared with 45 cases that were diagnosed later than the newborn period (late group).
RESULTS: The mean and standard deviation of age at diagnosis was 0.4+/-0.4 months and 43.4+/-37.8 months in the newborn and late group, respectively. The age at operation was significantly earlier in the newborn group than in the late group (4.9+/-4.5 months v54.7+/-47.0 months). Although no significant difference in the time that elapsed between the operation and the onset of symptoms between the newborn and late groups (4.5+/-4.7 months v11.3+/-21.1 months), the serum bilirubin level (4.6+/-3.8 mg/dL v1.8+/-3.4 mg/dL) and the grade of liver fibrosis (2.0+/-0.8 v1.1+/-0.8) were significantly higher in the newborn group than in the late group.
CONCLUSION: The newborn group should be considered as a special group of patients with different clinical course and pathology than those of the late group, which necessitate the early surgical intervention to prevent progression of liver fibrosis.
METHODS: The clinical and histological data of 8 newborn cases of choledochal cysts (newborn group) were compared with 45 cases that were diagnosed later than the newborn period (late group).
RESULTS: The mean and standard deviation of age at diagnosis was 0.4+/-0.4 months and 43.4+/-37.8 months in the newborn and late group, respectively. The age at operation was significantly earlier in the newborn group than in the late group (4.9+/-4.5 months v54.7+/-47.0 months). Although no significant difference in the time that elapsed between the operation and the onset of symptoms between the newborn and late groups (4.5+/-4.7 months v11.3+/-21.1 months), the serum bilirubin level (4.6+/-3.8 mg/dL v1.8+/-3.4 mg/dL) and the grade of liver fibrosis (2.0+/-0.8 v1.1+/-0.8) were significantly higher in the newborn group than in the late group.
CONCLUSION: The newborn group should be considered as a special group of patients with different clinical course and pathology than those of the late group, which necessitate the early surgical intervention to prevent progression of liver fibrosis.
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