cholelithiasis in children

Background. Cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis were considered to be uncommon in infants and children but have been increasingly diagnosed in recent years due to increased use of ultrasonography. It has been associated with hemolysis, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis, congenital heart diseases, parenteral nutrition and anatomic stenosis of bile ducts. The aim of this study was to evaluate incidence, risk factors, symptoms and treatment of cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis in infancy.