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BLACK PIGMENT STONE IN A MALE CHILD AGED TWO YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS |
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| Authors: | WILLIAM BURNETT BRIAN DOUGLAS KEVIN DWYER COLIN KENNARD GARY ROBERTS |
| Abstract: | A case of cholelithiasis is reported occurring in a boy aged two years and seven months. The patient presented with biliary colic, and cholecystectomy was performed. Detailed analysis of the stone, including electron-probe studies, showed it to be an example of a polybilirubinate stone, containing also calcium, carbonate, and phosphate, with some sulphur, sodium, and magnesium. There were also traces of chlorine, aluminium, copper, nickel, and manganese. |
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