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    Clinical and morphological features of cholelithiasis in children
    (2003) Harris, Paul R.; Chateau I, B.; Miquel P, J.F.; Zavala B, A.; Montes C, P.; Herrera V, J.M.; Zúñiga R, S.; Larraín B, F.; Santos M, M.; Contador M, M.
    Background: The use of ultrasonography increased the frequency of diagnosis of cholelithiasis in childhood. Aim: To determine the clinical and laboratory features and follow up of children with biliary stones. Patients and methods: Twenty six children (13 male, aged 1 month to 14 years) were prospectively enrolled. Results: Nine children had a past medical history of factors potentially predisposing to stones. A clinical presentation with vomiting (50%), abdominal pain (46%) and jaundice (23%) was the most common indication for surgery. The diagnosis was based on abdominal ultrasound in all children. Cholecystectomy was performed in 15 children (laparoscopy in 13 and open surgery in 2). Children who underwent surgery were older than those who did not undergo surgery (p)