title: Neonatal Gallstones Serendipitously Discovered by Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
abstract: Cholelithiasis in children was once thought to be uncommon, but the prevalence has increased in recent years. We present a case of a 3-month-old infant brought to the pediatric emergency department for vomiting and increased fussiness. A point-of-care ultrasound was performed to rule out pyloric stenosis but revealed multiple stones within the gallbladder. Ultrasound findings and a review of technique for ultrasound of the gallbladder are presented.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, CA; †Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY; ‡Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Damman
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Doniger
authors.forename: Nisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atigapramoj
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology