Cholelithiasis in children: experience from Bangladesh

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  • MR Gazi Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Gazi Medical College Hospital, Khulna

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https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v2i1.24739

Keywords:

Cholelithias, paediatric cases, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, treatment outcome, Gazi Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh

Abstract

Most  of  the  time  clinicians  overlook  the  diagnosis  of  cholelthiasis  in  children  because  of  its  atypical presentation. The present study reports paediatric cases of cholelithiasis treated in Gazi  Medical College Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh during the period from 2002 to 2013. In order to  assess  the  frequency  of  paediatric  cholelithiasis  cases  and  treatment  outcome,  the  author  reviewed  the  patient  records.  The  retrospective  analysis  found  9  paediatric  cases  who  underwent  a  laparoscopic  cholecystectomy  performed  from  2002  to  2013  at  Gazi  Medical  College Hospital by a single Consultant Surgeon (the author). The cases were 7 females and 2  males. The average age was 8 years. The reports and full case history notes were checked and  data  were  extracted  accordingly.  Correspondence  was  done  to  confirm  the  outcome  of  any  subsequent follow up. It was found that clinically no one was obese but nutritional deficiency was  obvious  because  all  the  patients  were  from  poor  family.  Final  diagnosis  was  made  by  ultrasonography. All of them recovered uneventfully after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Mediscope Vol. 2, No. 1: 2015, Pages 32-35

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MR Gazi, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Gazi Medical College Hospital, Khulna



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Published

2015-08-27

How to Cite

Gazi, M. (2015). Cholelithiasis in children: experience from Bangladesh. Mediscope, 2(1), 32–35. https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v2i1.24739

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015)

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Case Reports

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