PEDIATRICS · 1958 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicinePathologyPediatricsGastroenterologyHepatologyPediatric GastroenterologyBiliary Tract DiseaseBiliary Tract DisordersHepatobiliary DiseaseHepatobiliary PathologyLiver DiseasePediatric Liver DiseaseBile Duct DiseaseExtrahepatic CholestasisHepatitis A Virus InfectionInfectious EtiologyInfectious HepatitisPediatric Hepatic PathologyPediatric Hepatobiliary Disorders
Two cases of acute hydrops of the gallbladder in children, not due to calculi, are reported. An infectious etiology of the condition, in relation to infectious hepatitis, should be considered more thoroughly because of the observation of its occurrence in neighboring children in an epidemic of infectious hepatitis.