Biliary atresia with ectopic thyroid in the porta hepatis: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ectopic thyroid is a rare disease, with ectopic thyroid in the porta hepatis being extremely rare. We present a rare case involving an infant with biliary atresia (BA) wherein ectopic thyroid tissue was incidentally discovered in the porta hepatis after the Kasai operation.

Case description

A 2-month-old boy initially presented with jaundice, manifesting as yellow skin and sclera, on the first day following birth. After receiving treatment at a local healthcare facility, jaundice partially subsided, but the color of his stool became lighter 15 days before admission to Tianjin Children's Hospital. Upon B-ultrasound examination at our outpatient clinic, the patient showed bilateral oblique hernia, bilateral testicular hydrocele, and umbilical hernia, and he was admi

SUBMITTER: Zhao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621884 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature