Open AccessHilar Choledochal Cyst Mimicking Biliary Atresia on Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Il-Hyun Kim,
YoungSil An,
Su Jin Lee,
Jeong Yeon Hong,
Joon-Kee Yoon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1869-3482
pISSN - 1869-3474
DOI - 10.1007/s13139-021-00688-5
Subject(s) - biliary atresia , medicine , choledochal cysts , scintigraphy , differential diagnosis , cholestasis , radiology , gastroenterology , biliary tract , cyst , pathology , liver transplantation , transplantation
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy has been widely used for the differential diagnosis of neonatal cholestasis. Relatively good hepatic uptake with no evidence of excretion into the bowel for up to 24 h is a representative finding of biliary atresia. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy has very high sensitivity and moderate specificity. Here, we report a false-positive case of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in a child with a choledochal cyst, which mimicked biliary atresia.