Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for 5 Year Old Child
This video demonstrate laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a five year old girl. Gallstone disease has been considered an uncommon entity in children and infants, but its incidence is reportedly increasing which may be attributed to widespread use of diagnostic imaging (ultrasonography). An apparently healthy 5 year old female child presented to our Outpatient department with chief complaint of recurrent abdominal pain. The episodes of pain were acute in onset and associated with vomiting. As per the complete examination and findings, a diagnosis of chronic calculous cholecystitis was made. A four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy was done. The incidence of gallstones in children in India has not been sufficiently studied. The incidence of gallstone disease in India was found to be 0.3% with the incidence in age group 0–10 being less than 0.1%. In contrast to adult gallstone disease, it has been found that there is no female preponderance in gallstone diseases of infancy. Also, the majority of children having increased haemoglobin turnover develop pigment stones only after 5 years of age. The probability of gallstone disease in infants and young children should not be ignored. Gall stones should always be considered as a differential diagnosis when young patients present with complaints of abdominal pain.
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Dr. Kirti Jaswal
#1
Jun 29th, 2020 6:44 am
A piece of excellent information providing by Dr. Mishra for who wants to be Laparoscopy surgeon. This is a very informative and educative video of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for 5 Year Old Child.
Dr. Subhash Thakur
#2
Mar 19th, 2021 10:57 am
Thanks..very interesting video..so much to learn yet. A very interesting and motivating topic on
Video of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for 5 Year Old Child. Thanks for sharing.
Video of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for 5 Year Old Child. Thanks for sharing.
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