Successful nonoperative management of neonatal acute calculous cholecystitis

Acute cholecystitis in the neonate is rare and usually treated by cholecystectomy. A 1-day-old full-term girl had clinical and sonographic features of acute calculous cholecystitis. This was successfully managed nonoperatively with intravenous fluids and antibiotics, leading to complete resolution o...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 1029 - 1030
Main Authors Ghose, Ishika, Stringer, Mark D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.06.1999
Elsevier
Subjects
Acute Disease
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Cholecystitis - congenital
Cholecystitis - diagnostic imaging
Cholecystitis - therapy
Female
Gallbladder - diagnostic imaging
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Ultrasonography
cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
Human
Drug
Biliary stone
Acute
Biliary tract disease
Case study
Chemotherapy
Newborn
Treatment
Non invasive method
Lithiasis
Digestive diseases
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Summary:Acute cholecystitis in the neonate is rare and usually treated by cholecystectomy. A 1-day-old full-term girl had clinical and sonographic features of acute calculous cholecystitis. This was successfully managed nonoperatively with intravenous fluids and antibiotics, leading to complete resolution of the condition. The infant currently is thriving and asymptomatic with a sonographically normal biliary tree. Spontaneous resolution of cholelithiasis may occur in neonates, even in the presence of acute cholecystitis.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90784-4