title: Hydrops of the gallbladder in a child: diagnosis by ultrasonography.
abstract: Hydrops of the gallbladder is a rare cause of right upper quadrant mass in children. A case of acute hydrops of the gallbladder in a 5-year-old child is reported. A specific and accurate diagnosis can be made preoperatively only by sonography. Characteristic sonographic findings are described.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002765:Cholecystography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography