PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - E Toscano
AU  - V Trivellini
AU  - G Andria
TI  - Cholelithiasis in Down's syndrome
AID  - 10.1136/adc.85.3.242
DP  - 2001 Sep 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 242--243
VI  - 85
IP  - 3
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/3/242.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/3/242.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2001 Sep 01; 85
AB  - Cholelithiasis is considered uncommon in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. We performed a prospective, controlled study showing that children with Down's syndrome have a significantly higher prevalence of cholelithiasis (4.7%) compared with controls (0.2%). Clinicians should be aware of the risk of gallstones in children with Down's syndrome.