A Rare Case of Biliary Atresia with Biliary Ascites on a (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid) HIDA Scan

Poonamjeet Kaur Loyal; Khalid Makhdomi; Samuel Gitau

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1764305

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2024; 23(02): 123-125
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764305

Case Report

A Rare Case of Biliary Atresia with Biliary Ascites on a (Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid) HIDA Scan

Authors

Poonamjeet Kaur Loyal

¹Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Khalid Makhdomi

²Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Samuel Gitau

³PET/CT Imaging, Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract

Biliary atresia is one of the most challenging conditions in pediatric surgery even when it is the only finding. Here we present a rare case of biliary atresia complicated with biliary ascites due to ductal perforation identified on a hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan.

Keywords

Biliary atresia - biliary ascites - HIDA

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