The Mystery of the Little Girl’s “Pregnancy”

Baby Li, who is just over two years old, unfortunately has been painfully “pregnant” for more than 10 months like an adult woman, and now her belly has grown into a shape that is about to be delivered, and she was brought to the general surgery department of Donghua Hospital by her parents with a big belly. Dr. Tang Shilong, deputy chief of general surgery department, saw baby Li and asked about her medical history and the consultation process in detail, and immediately diagnosed her with a “huge congenital common bile duct cyst”, which had grown to a very large size with high tension and must be operated immediately, otherwise the consequences of rupture would be unimaginable and even life-threatening. The baby’s grandmother thought it was “indigestion” and went to the local hospital and treated it as “noma”. The baby’s grandmother thought it was “indigestion” and went to the local hospital and treated it as “noma”, applying oil and taking Chinese medicine, but the belly did not decrease, but gradually increased. The baby’s parents got scared and made up their mind to take him to a big hospital for treatment. After a thorough discussion among all the general surgeons, a surgical plan was decided, and a contingency plan was made to prepare for the operation. On March 21, 2011, the operation was successfully completed by Dr. Tang Shilong, the deputy chief surgeon, with the assistance of Dr. Zhang Xiaobing, the attending physician, who removed the huge mass in the child’s abdomen and performed a bile-intestinal anastomosis. Immediately after the operation, Baby Li’s abdomen subsided, and now the baby is recovering well, showing the innocent smile of a child, and will be discharged soon.