Cholelithiasis and its complications in children and adolescents: update and case discussion.

Cori McClure Poffenberger, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Steven Ngai, Andrew Myers, Richard Renslo

Journal: Pediatric emergency care 2012;28(1):68-76; quiz 77-8

PMID: 22217893

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Abstract

In recent years, gallbladder disease, primarily in the form of cholelithiasis, has been on the rise among infants and children. Although pediatric gallbladder disease is still less prevalent than adult gallbladder disease, physicians and other clinicians who care for children need to be aware of this underappreciated problem and understand the manifestations of biliary disease in the pediatric population. In this article, case discussions will serve as a platform for discussing the clinical spectrum of cholelithiasis and its complications in children as well as discussing the latest evidence related to diagnosis and treatment.

Address: Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31823f5b1e

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MeSH Terms: Adolescent, Anemia, Sickle Cell, Child, Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, Cholangitis, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic, Choledocholithiasis, Choledochostomy, Cholelithiasis, Colic, Combined Modality Therapy, Diagnostic Imaging, Dietary Fats, Emergencies, Female, Fluid Therapy, Gallstones, Humans, Liver Function Tests, Male, Obesity, Pancreatitis, Parenteral Nutrition, Total, Ultrasonography, Vomiting