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Gallbladder disease in children today is being diagnosed increasingly because of better awareness of its existence and of improved diagnostic capability. A case is presented to describe an unusual pathologic variant termed "acute hydrops" of the gallbladder. This entity occurs specifically in children and is characterized by an acute illness with massive distention of the gallbladder in the absence of stones, bacteria, or congenital malformations. Differential diagnoses include appendiceal abscess, intussusception, volvulus, peritonitis, and pyelonephritis. Routine and contrast radiographic techniques may be combined with abdominal ultrasound to aid in the preoperative diagnosis. The etiology of hydrops is not known, but bile stasis and mesenteric lymphadenitis seem to be important factors. Treatment has varied from supportive observation to operative aspiration or cholecystectomy.
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PMID:Hydrops of the gallbladder in children. 685 91

Nausea and vomiting are common problems of pregnancy. Three pregnant women, 27, 25 and 28 years of age, presented with vomiting in the third trimester. The causes appeared to be maternal small bowel volvulus, which was derotated after primary caesarean section, an ileocecal abscess, which was the first manifestation of Crohn's disease, and acute pyelonephritis, treated with cefuroxim. The second and third babies were born spontaneously; no maternal or foetal mortality occurred. Persistent vomiting after the first trimester of pregnancy should be considered an alarm symptom which always requires further investigation.
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PMID:[Vomiting after the first trimester of pregnancy: an alarming symptom]. 964 5

In front of infant and toddler presenting with unexplained cries, unusual behavior, and tachycardia, pain should be recognized, and signs and symptoms of shock and intestinal occlusion should be sought without any delay. Meningitis, pyelonephritis, and pneumonia must be taken into consideration in a young child with fever and irritability. In the presence of any paroxystic pain with refusal of feeding, one should consider acute intestinal occlusion, volvulus due to intestinal malrotation if associated with signs of shock, and volvulus related to postsurgical adhesions if history of abdominal surgery. Abdominal ultrasonography is the exam of choice in these cases. Examination of inguino-scrotal region is essential in order to rule-out inguinal hernia, ovarian hernia, and testicular torsion. Infant colic and peptic esophagitis are common causes of recurrent pain.
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PMID:[Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in infants]. 2169 87