Percutaneous Ultrasound Cholangiography With Microbubbles in Children With Biliary Diseases

Abstract The application of intracavity contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of biliary disease has been confirmed valuable among pediatric population. This pictorial essay aims to demonstrate the role of percutaneous ultrasound cholangiography (PUSC) with microbubbles in the diagnosis of different pediatric biliary diseases in our center. The biliary system's morphologic characteristics in PUSC mode of neonatal hepatitis, biliary atresia, choledochal cysts, and biliary complications of hepatobiliary surgery are presented.