Acalculous cholecystitis in Nigerian children

Sixteen children with acalculous cholecystitis (AC) were treated over a 9-year period (13 male and 3 female). Their ages ranged from 8 to 18 years (median 11). Eight (50%) presented with complications (perforation 4, gangrene 2, empyema 2); 13 (80%) presented with acute AC with a duration of symptom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric surgery international 2003-04, Vol.19 (1-2), p.65-67
Hauptverfasser:	CHIRDAN, L. B, IYA, D, RAMYIL, V. M, SULE, A. Z, UBA, A. F, UGWU, B. T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Child Cholecystectomy Cholecystitis - complications Cholecystitis - epidemiology Cholecystitis - therapy Errors of metabolism Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Lipids (lysosomal enzyme disorders, storage diseases) Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Nigeria - epidemiology Other diseases. Semiology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Tropical medicine Victimology
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