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Ultrasonography has made the study of the biliary tract easier. This may account for an apparent increase in the incidence of cholelithiasis in children. Twenty-nine cases of biliary stones, mostly gallstones, were seen in a 3 year period. More than half of the cases were secondary to a definite cause, among which the interruption of the enterohepatic circulation of bile salts should be emphasized. The etiological factors of biliary stones and biliary sludge appeared identical in our material.
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Garel, L., Lallemand, D., Montagne, J.P. et al. The changing aspects of cholelithiasis in children through a sonographic study. Pediatr Radiol 11, 75–79 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00971783
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