A case of incidental infantile gallbladder adenomyomatosis: an unusual US finding of uncertain clinical significance
| Autor: | Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis, Elena Drakonaki, Anna Ioannidoy, Stamatios Kokkinakis, Ioannis Karageorgiou, Neofytos Maliotis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Gallbladder Case Report Asymptomatic adenomyomatosis 03 medical and health sciences Laboratory test 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure children 030225 pediatrics 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medicine Abdomen Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Clinical significance Radiology Mucosal epithelium medicine.symptom business gallbladder Pediatric population Adenomyomatosis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
| ISSN: | 2084-8404 |
| Popis: | Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder is defined as hypertrophy of the gallbladder mucosal epithelium that invaginates into a thickened muscularis propria, leading to the formation of intramural diverticula. It is typically considered a benign condition most commonly affecting adults and, rarely, children. In this case report, we present a case of gallbladder adenomyomatosis in a 3-month-old infant. The diagnosis was made incidentally on ultrasound examination of the abdomen, in an otherwise asymptomatic child with no laboratory test abnormalities and no underlying disease. The purpose of this case report is to make infantile adenomyomatosis and its implications known to clinicians, as the literature on this topic is limited. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest reported case of adenomyomatosis in the pediatric population. |
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