GALLBLADDER POLYPS IN CHILDREN - A RARE CONDITION

Authors
BARZILAI M LERNER A
Citation
M. Barzilai et A. Lerner, GALLBLADDER POLYPS IN CHILDREN - A RARE CONDITION, Pediatric radiology, 27(1), 1997, pp. 54-56
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
54 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1997)27:1<54:GPIC-A>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Although gallbladder polyps are well documented in adults, only three cases in children have been reported in the literature. We present two pediatric cases in which gallbladder polyps were detected by ultrasou nd, confirming this as the imaging method of choice in diagnosing gall bladder disease.