ArticlePediatric surgery international2022
Elective choledochal cyst excision is associated with improved postoperative outcomes in children.
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- Predictive value of cyst size for clinical symptoms in patients with prenatally diagnosed choledochal cysts.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Surgical outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital choledochal malformation: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Risk factors analysis for clinical symptoms of prenatally diagnosed choledochal cysts: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe majority of pediatric patients with choledochal cysts (CDC) are symptomatic prior to undergoing CDC excision. This study investigated the impact of surgical timing of CDC excision on postoperative outcomes among children.
methodsWe performed a retrospective review of 59 patients undergoing open CDC excision with Roux-Y hepaticojejunostomy between 2000 and 2020. Patients were grouped based on whether they underwent an electively scheduled or urgent CDC excision, as defined as CDC excision within the same admission due to CDC-related symptoms. Patient characteristics and perioperative data were compared between the two groups.
resultsPatients who underwent an elective surgery were older, had more Todani-type 1 CDC, and had decreased postoperative hospital length of stay and opioid use compared to patients who underwent CDC excision within the same admission due to CDC-related symptoms. No significant differences emerged regarding postoperative complications. Multivariable analysis showed that elective cyst excision (HR = 0.55, p = 0.04; HR = 0.59, p = 0.008) and type 1 CDC (HR = 0.32, p = 0.03; HR = 0.12, p < 0.001) were independently associated with decreased opioid use and postoperative hospital length of stay.
conclusionsElective CDC excision is associated with shortened hospital stay and decreased opioid use among children compared to patients who undergo a CDC excision during the same admission for CDC-related symptoms.
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