Adenomatous hyperplastic polyp of the gall bladder associated with cholelithiasis in a child.
Polyps of the gall bladder are uncommon conditions in children. We present a case report of a 14-year-old girl who had calculous cholecystitis and an adenomatous hyperplastic polyp of the gall bladder. She was treated by laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Kikiros
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Division of Paediatric Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, G.P.O. Box D184, Perth 6001, Western Australia. colin.kikiros@health.wa.gov.au
Arunachalam
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D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery