title: Hydrops of the gallbladder.
abstract: Hydrops of the gallbladder is an uncommon condition of infants and children. There is acute distension of the gallbladder in the absence of calculi without evidence of inflammation in the early stages of the disease. A case of hydrops of the gallbladder in a 4-year-old male child is presented. The literature is reviewed and the diagnosis and treatment of the condition discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, U.W.I., Jamaica.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents