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Rev Mex Pediatr 2005; 72 (2)

A fetal cholelithiasis case. Short report

Gutiérrez CC, Castillo CJL, Gracida CF, Pastrana VR

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 82-84
PDF size: 66.36 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Cholelithiasis is rarely seeing in children and its diagnosis is even more rarely done in fetal or neonatal age. Here is presented the case of fetal cholelithiasis confirmed at birth, which desapired spontaneously at the first month age.


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