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The width of the common bile duct in childhood

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The maximum diameter of the common bile duct was measured on 85 normal intravenous cholangiograms carried out on children between the ages of 1–14 years. There was a close correlation between bile duct width and the patient's age, but a poor correlation with weight. The range of bile duct widths in each age group is tabulated as a guide to diagnosing biliary dilatation in childhood.

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  1. J. B. Witcombe

    Present address: Department of Radiology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England

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  1. Department of Radiology, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    J. B. Witcombe & B. J. Cremin

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Witcombe, J.B., Cremin, B.J. The width of the common bile duct in childhood. Pediatr Radiol 7, 147–149 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975437

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