J Jiménez Gómez, P Jiménez Arribas, J Betancourth Alvarenga, S Santiago Martínez, B San Vicente Vela, M Gaspar Pérez, J Roberto Güizzo, C Esteva Miró, B Sánchez Vázquez, N Álvarez García, B Núñez García
INTRODUCTION: In spite of the increase in the prevalence of cholelithiasis in the last decades, no recommendations regarding the best treatment of acute calculous cholecystitis (AC) in Pediatrics have been developed. CLINICAL CASE: 4-year-old, 20kg male patient with no significant history referred to our institution as a result of abdominal sepsis. The blood count showed leukocytosis, with normal hemoglobin and bilirubin levels, and a normal liver function. The abdominal ultrasonography revealed cholelithiasis, gallbladder hydrops, and an inflammatory process compatible with appendicular plastron...
October 1, 2023: Cirugía Pediátrica: Organo Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Pediátrica