产前诊断胆道闭锁影像学研究

目的：胆道闭锁早期诊断困难,而产前诊断更是极少发现。本文对产前诊断的胆道闭锁影像学特点进行探讨。方法回顾我院2010年至2012年收治的产前诊断9例产前诊断胆道畸形患儿,入院手术年龄24 d至2岁。全部患儿行腹腔镜胆道造影,4例诊断胆道闭锁,5例诊断先天性胆管扩张症,胆道闭锁患儿中2例接受腹腔镜下肝管空肠ROUX-Y吻合术,2例接受开腹肝门空肠吻合术。观察其临床表现,超声和实验室指标,术中情况,术后恢复情况等。结果4例患儿产前超声未见胆囊或胆囊显示不清。产前超声发现肝门部囊肿的3例患儿,囊肿小且均无明显增大,张力较高,呈规则圆形。产前诊断发现肝门囊肿的3例患儿术中证实为胆总管远端闭锁（Ⅰ型胆道闭锁）,未发现胆囊也未发现囊肿的1例患儿证实为Ⅲ型胆道闭锁。生后全部胆道闭锁患儿出现黄疸,最早出现在生后第2天,但都未出现陶土样便。全部胆道闭锁患儿囊肿大小形态无明显变化。全部患儿查ALT、AST、rGGT、直接胆红素和总胆红素进行性升高。2例接受腹腔镜下肝管空肠ROUX-Y吻合术,2例接受开腹肝门空肠吻合术。全部4例患儿术后恢复好。结论产前超声检查可以确定胆道闭锁,如果发现肝门部囊肿的胎儿,应定期接受超声检查,如果囊肿在孕期变化不明显,应怀疑囊肿型胆道闭锁。如产前超声未发现胆囊结构,则应怀疑为Ⅲ型胆道闭锁。生后应密切观察、超声、生化、黄疸情况。如果黄疸进行性加重可及早进行腹腔镜胆道造影及手术治疗。     

Evaluation of mebrofenin hepatoscintigraphy in neonatal-onset jaundice

Background. The prognosis of infants with prolonged neonatal jaundice is dependent on early diagnosis because of the need for prompt surgical management of biliary atresia. Objective. To evaluate the usefulness of ^{99 m}Tc^m-trimethylbromo-iminodiacetic acid (TBIDA, mebrofenin) in the investigation of infantile jaundice. Materials and methods. A retrospective study was undertaken of 58 patients with unexplained prolonged neonatal jaundice. Sixty-eight scans were reviewed. Results. Mebrofenin scintigraphy confirmed the presence of a choledochal cyst in three of the four cases with that diagnosis. There were no false negative results in the nine patients with extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA). Three further infants had an incorrect histological diagnosis of EHBA. A gall bladder was identified by US in each case and in one of these, scintigraphy showed gut excretion. In the 16 patients with no gut excretion by 24 h, the final diagnoses were intrahepatic cholestasis (n = 7), Alagille's syndrome (n = 3), neonatal hepatitis (n = 3), alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (n = 2) and juvenile xanthogranuloma (n = 1). Seven infants had repeat scintigraphy after the administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (URSO). This changed five non-excretors with hepatitis into excretors. Two infants with hepatitis continued to show non-excretion after URSO, but a gallbladder was identified by US in both. Conclusions. Mebrofenin scintigraphy is accurate in confirming the presence of a choledochal cyst and in refuting the diagnosis of EHBA. While histology and scintigraphy are each 100 % sensitive for the diagnosis of EHBA, neither, individually, is accurate and the investigation of prolonged neonatal jaundice requires a multi-modality imaging strategy. Received: 15 January 1998 Accepted: 8 April 1998     

Clinical and pathological characteristics of cystic lesions of extrahepatic bile duct in neonates

Aim: To investigate the differences in clinical and pathological manifestations between biliary atresia with extrahepatic biliary cyst and choledochal cyst in neonates. Methods: Symptoms and clinical signs in 5 neonates with biliary atresia with extrahepatic biliary cyst (4 of type I and 1 of type III) and 17 neonates with choledochal cyst were recorded. The levels of serum alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, direct bilirubin, transaminase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase were analysed. Width and length of gallbladder and choledochal cyst were measured on B-mode ultrasound before surgery. Intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary ducts were visualized with intraoperative cholangiography. The pathologic features in specimens of the liver were studied with light- and electron transmission microscopy. Results: All malformations occurred more commonly in girls, and obstructive jaundice was the main manifestation in both groups. Laboratory tests showed similar results for all patients in this study. With regard to pathological features, no significant difference was seen in either light microscopy or transmission electron microscopy, but it was shown with ultrasound that the length and width of the cysts and the gallbladder in neonates with biliary atresia were all shorter than the measurements in patients with choledochal cyst. The intrahepatic bile ducts could not be visualized on intraoperative cholangiography in type III biliary atresia. Deformation of the biliary ducts within the liver and stricture of the portal bile duct were the predominant features in type I biliary atresia, while the bile duct within the liver was normal or dilated in neonates with choledochal cyst.

Conclusions: Cystic lesions of the extrahepatic bile duct might be a common manifestation of biliary atresia and choledochal cyst. Intraoperative cholangiography is a precise and effective technique in the differential diagnosis of those lesions and helps decide on the most rational method of treatment.     

Alpha1-fetoprotein in neonatal hepatobiliary disease.

It has been suggested that the quantitative estimation of serum alpha-1-fetoprotein may help in distinguishing the neonatal hepatitis syndrome from biliary atresia. We measured the serum AFP concentration in 52 neonates and infants with various hepatobiliary disorders, including neonatal hepatitis syndrome (group I), biliary atresia (group II), and other hepatopathies such as choledochal cyst (group III). The mean serum AFP concentration in patients with neonatal hepatitis was significantly greater than the mean concentration in the other two groups. There was no significant difference between the mean serum AFP concentrations in patients with biliary atresia and in group III patients. Patient age was noted to be an important factor: Serum AFP levels greater than 35 microgram/ml in infants one to four months of age suggpst the diagnosis of neonatal hepatitis syndrome. Serum AFP levels below 10 microgram/ml in infants less than four months of age suggest the diagnosis of biliary atresia or hepatopathies other than neonatal hepatitis. However, the variable and significant overlapping of serum AFP values between 10 and 35 microgram/ml limit the diagnostic value of this test.     

磁共振胆胰管成像在小儿胆道疾病诊断中的价值

目的 探讨磁共振胆胰管成像（MRCP）在小儿胆道疾病诊断中的实用价值。方法 用TOSIBA VISART，1.5T（磁场强度）磁共振机及相关软件和技术，检查新生儿肝炎1例，肝外胆道闭锁1例，胆总管囊性扩张8例，胆道术后腹痛2例。结果 新生儿肝炎者因麻醉欠佳而检查失败，肝外胆道闭锁者呈盲管状的胆总管及2级肝管可辨；8例胆总管囊性扩张者均可见肝外胆道及3级肝管、胰管及其立体构型；2例胆道术后腹痛者均查出病因。结论 MRCP同样适合小儿胆胰疾病的诊断，具有易施行、无放射、无创伤、无并发症，且图像清晰，可多方位显示自然状态下的胆管树三维构型，尤为适合不宜行胆道造影术的病例。     

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy and the string test in the evaluation of neonatal cholestasis

We evaluated [99mTc]diisopropylphenyl-carbamoylmethylimidodiacetic acid ([99mTc]DISIDA) cholescintigraphy with measurement of duodenal fluid radioactivity collected by the string test in patients with neonatal cholestasis. Twenty-six infants with prolonged jaundice and acholic stools were studied prospectively. Twelve patients had neonatal hepatitis, 12 biliary atresia, and one each Alagille syndrome and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency liver disease. All infants except the biliary atresia patients and four of the neonatal hepatitis patients revealed bowel activity on scan 6 h after tracer administration. At 24 h, three of these latter patients with neonatal hepatitis and two of the patients with biliary atresia revealed bowel activity. String radioactive counts for neonatal hepatitis ranged from 99,574 to 967,205 cpm (374,504 +/- 232,210 cpm; mean +/- SD) and for biliary atresia from 8,342 to 370,346 cpm (117,149 +/- 98,698 cpm; mean +/- SD). While neither test alone was capable of correctly differentiating among all patients, those patients with biliary atresia had either a negative hepatobiliary scan at 24 h or string radioactive count below 197,007 cpm. Disparity between the hepatobiliary scan and the string radioactive counts mandates further diagnostic investigation. These data suggest that simultaneous administration of the string test with hepatobiliary scintigraphy is advantageous in the evaluation of infants with cholestatic jaundice.     

Laparoscopy in diagnosis of prolonged neonatal jaundice

When managing neonatal jaundice, there is no single test or imaging modality that can reliably define biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis. Early diagnosis is an important step for surgical success in extra hepatic biliary atresia. In many situations, exploratory laparotomy and operative cholangiography may be needed to settle the definitive diagnosis, with the risk of having negative exploration in those high risk patients with medical etiology. The use of laparoscopy may help in avoiding unnecessary exploration for such group of patients and arriving at a definite diagnosis. Six patients with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia were evaluated with a diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic cholangiography and liver biopsy. Three of the six patients were diagnosed to have neonatal hepatitis and so an unnecessary laparotomy was avoided in these cases.     

Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D in hepatobiliary disease in infancy.

Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) concentrations were measured in 49 patients with hepatobiliary disease in infancy. Low mean values were found in groups of patients with biliary atresia, neonatal hepatitis, choledochal cyst, and chronic intrahepatic cholestatic syndrome. In the group of patients with surgically repaired biliary atresia, the mean value did not differ from normal. Parenteral vitamin D increased 25-OHD in serum in patients with biliary atresia, but did not do so in one patient with neonatal hepatitis. In contrast, oral vitamin D did not increase serum 25-OHD concentrations in patients with biliary atresia. It is concluded that the reduction of serum 25-OHD seen in biliary atresia was largely due to the malabsorption of vitamin D, while in neonatal hepatitis it was due to impairment of 25-hydroxylation of the vitamin.     

Comparison technetium of Tc-99m disofenin cholescintigraphy with ultrasonography in the differentiation of biliary atresia from other forms of neonatal jaundice

Technetium Tc-99m disofenin cholescintigraphy (CS) and ultrasonography (US) are two major clinical methods used in differentiating biliary atresia (BA) from neonatal jaundice. To compare the diagnostic utility of these two modalities, 66 patients with neonatal cholestasis (15 BA, 3 choledochal cyst (CC), 32 neonatal hepatitis, 13 prolonged jaundice, 2 total parenteral nutrition, and 1 sepsis) underwent Tc-99m disofenin CS and US. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of CS in differentiating BA from other forms of neonatal jaundice was 100%, 87.5%, and 90.5%, respectively, and for US 86.7%, 77.1%, and 79.4%, respectively. Tc-99m disofenin CS after premedication with phenobarbital and cholestyramine is a convenient and reliable method of differentiating BA from neonatal hepatitis, with a diagnostic accuracy superior to that of US. However, US is the initial imaging procedure of choice in patients presenting with jaundice to rule out anatomic anomalies such as CC.     

Intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium in hepatobiliary disease in infancy

The intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium was measured by metabolic balance studies in 6 normal infants, 13 infants with biliary atresia, 5 infants with successfully repaired biliary atresia, 7 infants with neonatal hepatitis, and 2 infants with choledochal cyst. The absorption of both elements was impaired in these disorders. The malabsorption of these elements was most marked in biliary atresia. In successfully repaired biliary atresia the absorption was increased to the normal levels. In neonatal hepatitis the degree of the malabsorption was variable in individual cases. In choledochal cyst the reduction of the absorption was less marked than in biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis. In biliary atresia parenteral vitamin D increased moderately the absorption of both elements, though oral vitamin D had little effect. In infants with biliary atresia receiving a milk containing medium-chain triglycerides the absorption was moderately raised. There was a clear relation between the absorption of calcium and that of magnesium: the per cent. absorption of magnesium was almost the same as that of calcium in most cases. The serum calcium level determined during the studies was within the normal ranges in hepatobiliary diseases. The serum magnesium level was, however, found to be generally reduced in these conditions. It was greatly reduced in the patients with biliary atresia.     

The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of biliary atresia

Preoperative upper abdominal ultrasonograms of babies with biliary atresia were reviewed in order to determine the efficacy of this technique in the differential diagnosis of biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis. In 4 patients with neonatal hepatitis and 8 normal controls, ultrasonograms showed echoes of the gallbladder. In 14 patients with biliary atresia, echoes of the gallbladder were not apparent. It is concluded that preoperative ultrasonograms provide an efficient diagnostic method for differentiating biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis.Offprint requests to: T. Okasora     

Serial ultrasonic examination to differentiate biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis — special reference to changes in size of the gallbladder

We performed serial ultrasonic examinations to differentiate biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis. The subjects studied were 144 children (100 normal neonates and infants, 31 patients with neonatal hepatitis and 13 patients with biliary atresia). They were examined by ultrasound before, during and after feeding. In 97 out of 100 normal children and all patients with neonatal hepatitis, the gallbladder was identified, and the change in size following oral feeding was observed. In four children with severe neonatal hepatitis which could not be differentiated from biliary atresia by clinical and laboratory data, we readily identified the gallbladder and observed the change in the size following oral feeding. In 8 of 13 patients with biliary atresia, we identified a small gallbladder whose size was not affected by oral feeding. In the other patients the gallbladder was not identified before, during or after oral feeding. On the basis of these results, we consider that serial ultrasonic examination with oral feeding aids in a differential diagnosis of biliary atresia and neonatal hepatits.     

Rose bengal sodium I 131 studies in infants with suspected biliary atresia.

Twenty-eight infants suspected of having biliary atresia were studied with radionuclide imaging and quantitation of liver activity clearance using rose bengal sodium I 131. Scanning the abdomen for the presence or absence of gut radioactivity was a sensitive indicator of complete biliary obstruction. Absence of gut radioactivity correctly predicted biliary atresia in all 11 infants proved to have that diagnosis. Biliary atresia was excluded by the presence of gut radioactivity in 13 of 17 infants with other forms of neonatal juandice. When present, gut activity was identifiable within 24 hours after injection. Serial tests improved specificity. Plotting the rate of clearance of liver activity did not aid diagnosis.     

Hyaluronic acid: Additional biochemical marker in the diagnosis of biliary atresia

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate the value of biochemical markers, including conventional liver function tests, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), and hyaluronic acid (HA), in the diagnosis of neonatal cholestasis. METHODS: Infants with neonatal jaundice were consecutively enrolled during 1 year period. The patients were diagnosed as having biliary atresia (BA) if there was either bile ductular proliferation in the portal tracts, atretic common bile duct/gallbladder, or evidence of bile duct obstruction demonstrated by liver pathology or intraoperative cholangiography, respectively. Serum HA was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based test. RESULTS: A total of 25 patients diagnosed as having BA (n = 10), neonatal hepatitis (NH; n = 9), choledochal cyst (n = 3) and parenteral nutrition-induced cholestasis (n = 3), were studied. The age at diagnosis was not significantly different between groups. Only GGT and HA were significantly elevated in the patients with BA when compared to NH (P = 0.02, P = 0.03, respectively). In BA, the median value of serum HA was 514 ng/mL (range 19-4476 ng/mL), compared to 50 ng/mL (range 19-315 ng/mL) in NH. Additionally, the serum HA level was much higher in children with choledochal cyst. CONCLUSION: HA could be considered as a complementary biochemical marker for evaluating infants with prolonged jaundice.     

Usefulness of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in biliary structures in infants: a four-case report

In this paper, we report the usefulness of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in excluding biliary atresia (BA) as the cause of neonatal cholestasis. MRCP with a 1.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging unit was performed on four jaundiced neonates and infants aged from 38 days to 106 days. The diagnosis of BA (n=2) was confirmed with surgery, liver biopsy and surgical cholangiography. Diagnosis of neonatal hepatitis (NH, n=2) was confirmed with clinical follow-up until jaundice resolved, while one of them was diagnosed with surgical cholangiography. In all discoloured acholic stools, increased direct bilirubin (4.4–11.3 mg/dl) with positive lipoprotein X prompted technetium ^99mTc disofenin scanning, which showed no excretion. Computed tomography (CT) showed a gallbladder in one with hepatitis but no intrahepatic bile duct in two with BA. The Kasai operation was performed in two patients with BA. In two patients with BA, neither the common bile duct nor the common hepatic ducts were visible at MRCP. In two patients with NH, MRCP clearly depicted both the common hepatic and the common bile ducts. MRCP was accurate in excluding BA as the cause of neonatal cholestasis, while ^99mTc disofenin cholescintigraphic findings were false-positive in two patients with non-obstructive cholestasis. We conclude that MRCP can be used to depict the major biliary structures of neonates and small infants and to exclude BA as the cause of neonatal cholestasis by allowing visualisation of the biliary tract.     

IMMUNE RESPONSES IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE OF INFANCY

ABSTRACT. To investigate possible involvement of immune responses in the pathogenesis of obstructive jaundice in infancy we measured antibody to liver specific lipoprotein (LSP) by radio immunoassay and immune complexes by their ability to bind Clq in sera from 16 patients with extrahepatic biliary atresia and 16 with neonatal hepatitis and 13 age matched controls. Anti-LSP was present in 6 of 16 with preoperative biliary atresia and 6 of 16 with hepatitis. Mean percentage Clq bound was higher in hepatitis (22 SD 15 %) than preoperative biliary atresia (11.1 SD 2.3 %). Nine of 16 hepatitis patients had elevated Clq binding as compared with 1 of 16 with biliary atresia. The highest value for anti-LSP and Clq binding were found in sera from patients with histologically severe hepatitis and hepotitis associated with specific viral or bacterial causes. Anti-LSP was significantly raised 5 months post-operatively in all of 6 patients with biliary atresia and poor biliary drainage but only 2 of 5 survivors. Elevated Clq binding was detected in 6 of 7 with poor drainage and 1 of 7 survivors at the same stage. Anti-LSP and Clq binding fell in 4 patients with neonatal hepatitis on recovery. These findings suggest that immunological mechanisms, possibly involving antibody to hepatocyte membrane components and immune complexes, may be involved in the pathogenesis of progressive liver disease in biliary atresia.     

Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in extrahepatic biliary atresia, idiopathic neonatal hepatitis and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZ).

Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were measured using a sensitive radioimmunoassay in 77 infants presenting with persistent conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. A breed range of alpha-fetoprotein concentrations occurred in both the 23 infants with extrahepatic biliary atresia and the 35 with idiopathic neonatal hepatitis but the 13 with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency had uniformly low levels. High alpha-fetoprotein concentrations (above 10 000 mug/1) favoured the diagnosis of neonatal hepatitis especially in the first ten weeks of life, but the overlap between neonatal hepatitis and extrahepatic biliary atresia was large and alpha-fetoprotein determination cannot be recommended as a reliable method for distinguishing the two conditions. Serial alpha-fetoprotein values showed no consistent relationship with standard liver function tests and gave no guide to prognosis. There was an association between alpha-fetoprotein production and needle biopsy evidence of hepatic giant cell transformation. The uniformly low alpha-fetoprotein levels in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient infants with neonatal hepatitis is a new observation and possible mechanisms for disordered glycoprotein release are discussed.     

超声检查在胆道闭锁鉴别诊断中的运用价值

目的 探讨超声检查胆囊大小、形态及肝门区结构在早期鉴别诊断胆道闭锁和婴儿肝炎综合征方面的运用价值。方法回顾2002～2006年204例拟诊为阻塞性黄疸的婴儿的超声检查资料，并与手术造影、临床诊断相比较，统计胆囊显示率、胆囊大小及其在胆道闭锁和婴儿肝炎综合征之间的差异；回顾2002～2006年的超声图像，综合分析胆囊充盈情况、形态及肝门区结构，评估其诊断价值。结果204例中，182例经手术探查及造影确诊，其中胆道闭锁（BA）151例（83％），婴儿肝炎综合征（IHS）29例（16％），先天性胆道发育不良2例（1％）。超声探及胆囊的BA患儿97例（占BA患儿的64.24％），探及胆囊的IHS患儿24例（古IHS患儿的82．76％），BA患儿胆囊显示率明显低于IHS患儿（P〈0．05）。BA患儿胆囊长度均值为1．28cm，体积均值为0．27ml；IHS患儿胆囊长度均值为2．03cm，体积均值为0．61ml，两组差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。回顾性分析胆囊、肝门区结构，诊断灵敏度为99．34％，特异度为83．87％，符合率为96．7％。结论超声检查综合分析胆囊大小、形态及肝门区结构在早期鉴别诊断胆道闭锁和婴儿肝炎综合征方面有一定的运用价值。     

Spontaneous perforation of the extrahepatic biliary tract in infancy and childhood

Spontaneous perforation of the extrahepatic biliary tract in infancy and early childhood is a poorly understood and infrequently reported disorder of unknown etiology. The reported experience with 77 operative cases is reviwed. The onset is generally insidious, but may be acute in 25% of cases. The major symptoms are abdominal distention and jaundice. The younger the patient at the time of onset, the more likely is jaundice to be found. Drainage-type operations were most commonly used in the early reported cases while more recently anastomosis/bypass procedures have predominated due to the relatively frequent occurrence of distal biliary tract obstruction. This disorder appears to be a part of the biliary atresia — neonatal hepatitis — choledochal cyst complex which occurs in the neonatal period and early infancy and appears to be acquired rather than congenital. Because of the theoretical potential for late malignancy, lifelong follow-up with periodic evaluation of the intra- and extrahepatic biliary tracts is recommended. The advisability of liver transplantation (and accompanying immunosuppression) as the primary surgical treatment for biliary atresia may be questioned.     

SERUM ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN LEVELS IN EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARY ATRESIA, IDIOPATHIC NEONATAL HEPATITIS AND ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY (PiZ)

Abstract. Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were measured using a sensitive radioimmunoassay in 77 infants presenting with persistent conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. A broad range of alpha-fetoprotein concentrations occurred in both the 23 infants with extrahepatic biliary atresia and the 35 with idiopathic neonatal hepatitis but the 13 with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency had uniformly low levels. High alpha-fetoprotein concentrations (above 10 000 μg/I) favoured the diagnosis of neonatal hepatitis especially in the first ten weeks of life, but the overlap between neonatal hepatitis and extrahepatic biliary atresia was large and alpha-fetoprotein determination cannot be recommended as a reliable method for distinguishing the two conditions. Serial alpha-fetoprotein values showed no consistent relationship with standard liver function tests and gave no guide to prognosis. There was an association between alpha-fetoprotein production and needle biopsy evidence of hepatic giant cell transformation. The uniformly low alpha-fetoprotein levels in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient infants with neonatal hepatitis is a new observation and possible mechanisms for disordered glycoprotein release are discussed.