title: Gall bladder distention in newborns.
abstract: Three cases of gall bladder distention in asphyxiated newborns are described. Clinical and ultrasound examination showed this to be a benign, transient phenomenon. A causal relation between tissue hypoxia and gall bladder distention is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Egner
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male