Gallbladder disease in the young male

Eighteen of 2,614 patients undergoing cholecystectomy in two large general hospitals were males between the ages of two and twenty years. The great majority presented with typical symptoms of cholecystitis. Ten of the eighteen had idiopathic cholelithiasis, with no predisposing factors generally ass...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of surgery 1976-02, Vol.131 (2), p.232-234
Hauptverfasser:	Haff, Roderick C., Andrassy, Richard J., LeGrand, Daniel R., Ratner, Irving A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications Child Child, Preschool Cholecystectomy Cholecystitis - etiology Cholecystitis - microbiology Cholelithiasis - etiology Chronic Disease Common Bile Duct - surgery Gallbladder Diseases - diagnosis Gallbladder Diseases - etiology Gilbert Disease - complications Humans Infant Intestinal Obstruction - surgery Male Pancreatitis - complications Postoperative Complications Recurrence Retrospective Studies Salmonella typhi - isolation & purification Sepsis - complications Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Eighteen of 2,614 patients undergoing cholecystectomy in two large general hospitals were males between the ages of two and twenty years. The great majority presented with typical symptoms of cholecystitis. Ten of the eighteen had idiopathic cholelithiasis, with no predisposing factors generally associated with an increased incidence of this disease. This diagnosis must be kept in mind in dealing with patients of this age group.
ISSN:	0002-9610 1879-1883
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9610(76)90104-5