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Cholecystectomy in children.

Alan Patrick Ainsworth1, Anne Reiss Axelsen, Lars Rasmussen

  • 1Department of Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. alan.ainsworth@dadlnet.dk

Danish Medical Bulletin
|November 9, 2010
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Cholecystectomy in children is uncommon, typically performed on otherwise healthy youth for gallstones or gallbladder wall thickening. Surgical outcomes and recovery times resemble adult procedures.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gallstone Disease

Background:

  • Cholecystectomy is recommended for children with biliary colic and gallstones.
  • This study describes the characteristics of pediatric patients undergoing cholecystectomy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the population of children who underwent cholecystectomy.
  • To analyze indications, surgical methods, and outcomes in pediatric cholecystectomy.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of children under 15 years old who had cholecystectomy.
  • Data collected from Odense University Hospital between 2000-2009.

Main Results:

  • Thirteen children (10 girls, 3 boys) underwent cholecystectomy, median age 9 years 8 months.

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  • Indications included gallstones with abdominal pain (11) and gallbladder wall thickening (2).
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was common; no postoperative complications, with a median stay of 1 day.

    • Conclusions:

    • Cholecystectomy in children is infrequent, usually in healthy individuals.
    • Surgical techniques and postoperative stays are comparable to adult procedures.