RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cholelithiasis in Down's syndrome
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 242
OP 243
DO 10.1136/adc.85.3.242
VO 85
IS 3
A1 E Toscano
A1 V Trivellini
A1 G Andria
YR 2001
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/3/242.abstract
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.