Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2024; 12(18): 3403-3409
Published online Jun 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i18.3403
Follow-up study of gallbladder stones in 44 children
Jian-Xiong Yu, Zhi-Zhong Jiang, Yuan-Hao Cai, Lin Zhou, Bin Cai
Jian-Xiong Yu, Zhi-Zhong Jiang, Yuan-Hao Cai, Lin Zhou, Bin Cai, Department of Pediatric, The Firs Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 20000, China
Author contributions: Yu JX and Cai B designed the study and performed the experiments; Jiang ZZ and Cai YH collected the data; Jiang ZZ, Cai YH and Zhou L analyzed the data; Yu JX and Cai B prepared the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of The Firs Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to report relevant to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Bin Cai, BMed, Doctor, Department of Pediatric, The Firs Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 20000, China. drcaibin2023@163.com
Received: March 12, 2024
Revised: April 27, 2024
Accepted: May 17, 2024
Published online: June 26, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this study, we investigated the population of children with gallstones to determine the population characteristics, clinical features, treatment, and prognosis. The sex characteristics of gallstones in children were not observed, and most gallstones occurred in older children. Relevant symptoms may be recurrent. Surgical treatment, especially laparoscopic cholecystectomy, is still the main treatment for gallstones in children. However, surgical treatment did not affect the growth and development of children who underwent gallstone removal.