HYDROPS OF THE GALLBLADDER IN THE NEONATAL PERIOD

Abstract

Abstract. Appleby, G. A. J., Forestier, E. and Starck, C. J. (Department of Paediatrics, Sundsvalls Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden). Hydrops of the gallbladder in the neonatal period. Acta Paediatr Scand, 70:117, 1981.–A case of hydrops of the gallbladder in the neonatal period in which the diagnosis was made with the help of ultrasonography is described. To our knowledge this is the first case of gallbladder hydrops that has been described in the newborn period.