Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 5, Issue 6 323-329, Copyright © 1986 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Ultrasonography in the jaundiced infant: a new approach
D. Green and B. A. Carroll
Diagnostic ultrasonography plays a major role in the evaluation of
jaundiced infants. Seventeen such infants were studied in both fasting and
post-prandial states. The gallbladder and biliary tract were evaluated to
define features most useful in distinguishing children with biliary atresia
from those with other causes of jaundice. Demonstration of a decrease in
gallbladder size following feeding virtually eliminates the diagnosis of
biliary atresia, even in children with abnormal HIDA scans.
