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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2016

Use of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Treat Inspissated Bile Syndrome: A Case Report.

Woo Young Jun, Min Jeng Cho, Hye Seung Han, Sun Hwan Bae

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Article in Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Woo Young JunDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Min Jeng ChoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Hye Seung HanDepartment of Pathology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Hwan BaeDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Konkuk University Medical Center · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inspissated bile syndrome (IBS) is a rare condition in which thick intraluminal bile, including bile plugs, sludge, or stones, blocks the extrahepatic bile ducts in an infant. A 5-week-old female infant was admitted for evaluation of jaundice and acholic stool. Diagnostic tests, including ultrasound sonography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and a hepatobiliary scan, were not conclusive. Although the diagnosis was unclear, the clinical and laboratory findings improved gradually on administration of urodeoxycholic acid and lipid emulsion containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for 3 weeks. However, a liver biopsy was suggestive of biliary atresia. This finding forced us to perform intraoperative cholangiography, which revealed a patent common bile duct with impacted thick bile. We performed normal saline irrigation and the symptom was improved, the final diagnosis was IBS. Thus, we herein report that IBS can be treated with omega-3 PUFAs as an alternative to surgical intervention.

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CholestasisInspissated bile syndromeOmega-3 fatty acids

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PMID28090475
PMCPMC5234414
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