Utilidad clínica de las pruebas diagnósticas definitivas de coledocolitiasis en pacientes pediátricos con pancreatitis biliar leve
Topic overview
Estudio retrospectivo demuestra que pacientes pediátricos con pancreatitis biliar leve sin factores de riesgo (bilirrubina elevada, dilatación coledociana, cálculos visibles) tienen incidencia muy baja de coledocolitiasis (2.7%). Los autores recomiendan colecistectomía laparoscópica sin colangiografía intraoperatoria en este grupo de bajo riesgo.
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- Pediatric patients with mild biliary pancreatitis WITHOUT risk factors have very low incidence of choledocholithiasis (2.7%)
- Risk factors for choledocholithiasis: total bilirubin ≥2 mg/dL, common bile duct >6mm on ultrasound, or stones visible on imaging
- Presence of risk factors has 92.3% sensitivity and 97.3% negative predictive value for choledocholithiasis in pediatric biliary pancreatitis
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without intraoperative cholangiography is appropriate for low-risk pediatric biliary pancreatitis patients
- Only 15.5% of pediatric biliary pancreatitis patients had confirmed choledocholithiasis on definitive testing (MRCP/ERCP/IOC)
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