[Cholelithiasis in childhood. Apropos of 4 cases].
Authors review four patients diagnosed of cholelithiasis during between 1976-1986. They emphasize the importance of abdominal ultrasonography as the technic of first choice when cholelithiasis is suspected, due to its' harmlessness and diagnostic reliability. They recommend surgical treatment even in asymptomatic cases to avoid possible complications derived from a passive attitude.
Palacio
M
M
Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Materno-Infantil Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu.
Nogués
A
A
Pérez Yarza
E G
EG
Lopez Palma
F
F
Ruiz Benito
M A
MA
Albisu
Y
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002758:Cholangiography; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography
Colelitiasis en la infancia. A propósito de cuatro casos.