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Cholecystectomy

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Cholecystitis and cholelithiasis are increasing in frequency in infancy, childhood, and adolescence; the incidence is reported to be between 0.15% and 0.22%. There is no sex predilection before puberty, but after puberty the frequency of gallbladder stones increases significantly in females (4:1).

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  1. Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

    Alan Mortell

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

    Farhan Tareen

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  1. University College Dublin, National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri

  2. Medical University, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth

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Mortell, A., Tareen, F. (2019). Cholecystectomy. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56282-6_43

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