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Case Reports
. 1997 Jul-Sep;1(3):247-9.

Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder in children

G Stringel  1 , D Beneck, H E Bostwick
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Case Reports

Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder in children

G Stringel et al. JSLS. 1997 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder in children are rare. We report a case of a gallbladder polyp in a 14-year-old boy who presented with recurrent right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen revealed a polypoid lesion of the gallbladder. His symptoms resolved after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Histological examination of the gallbladder demonstrated a benign adenomatous polyp. Although the experience with polypoid lesions of the gallbladder in children is limited, we currently recommend cholecystectomy because these lesions are associated with acalculous cholecystitis, and because their long-term effects are unknown.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Sonogram of the gallbladder showing polypoid lesion (arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Microscopic view of adenomatous polyp (arrow) of the gallbladder.
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