title: [Cholelithiasis in childhood. A report of 4 clinical cases].
abstract: Cholelithiasis is a frequent disease in infancy, more than what is generally thought. It is often associated with hemolytic disease, overnutrition, congenital abnormality of the biliary tree, systemic infection in newborns, prolonged total parenteral nutrition, sometimes without anyone known predisposing factor. Four patients with cholelithiasis are described, presenting various pathogenesis and clinical characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Astulfoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casati
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ciocca
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La colelitiasi nell'infanzia. Presentazione di 4 casi clinici.