Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life

Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life

Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder, although relatively common in adults, is a rare entity in the pediatric age group. Controversy still exists as to whether or not to perform followup ultrasound, as there is a questionable increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma in adults. We present a case of neon...

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Main Authors: Sindhura Alapati, MD, Leah E. Braswell, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315300819
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spelling doaj-3491c3e6443f4229be7ff3c8d92e4c362020-11-24T23:02:57ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332014-01-019310.2484/rcr.v9i3.859Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of lifeSindhura Alapati, MDLeah E. Braswell, MDAdenomyomatosis of the gallbladder, although relatively common in adults, is a rare entity in the pediatric age group. Controversy still exists as to whether or not to perform followup ultrasound, as there is a questionable increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma in adults. We present a case of neonatal adenomyomatosis that was diagnosed at 12 hours of life in a term newborn.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315300819
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author Sindhura Alapati, MD
Leah E. Braswell, MD
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Leah E. Braswell, MD
Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life
Radiology Case Reports
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title Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life
title_short Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life
title_full Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life
title_fullStr Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life
title_full_unstemmed Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life
title_sort neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: an incidental finding at 12 hours of life
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder, although relatively common in adults, is a rare entity in the pediatric age group. Controversy still exists as to whether or not to perform followup ultrasound, as there is a questionable increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma in adults. We present a case of neonatal adenomyomatosis that was diagnosed at 12 hours of life in a term newborn.
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