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.
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, G.P.O. Box D184, Perth 6001, Western Australia. colin.kikiros@health.wa.gov.au
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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