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Adenomatous hyperplastic polyp of the gall bladder associated with cholelithiasis in a child

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Polyps of the gall bladder are uncommon conditions in children. We present a case report of a 14-year-old girl who had calculous cholecystitis and an adenomatous hyperplastic polyp of the gall bladder. She was treated by laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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  1. Division of Paediatric Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, G.P.O. Box D184, Perth 6001, Western Australia

    C. Kikiros & P. Arunachalam

  2. Division of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia

    M. H. Lam

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Kikiros, C., Arunachalam, P. & Lam, M.H. Adenomatous hyperplastic polyp of the gall bladder associated with cholelithiasis in a child. Ped Surgery Int 19, 118–119 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-002-0902-4

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