Incidental ultrasound finding of cholelithiasis in an 8-week-old infant: A case report

Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa, MD, FWACS, FGCP; Wihelmina Brown, MD; Emmanuel Kobina Mesi Edzie, MD, MBA, FGCP; Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, MD, FWACS; Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, MD, FWACS, FGCP; Benard Ohene Botwe, PhD; Philip Narteh Gorleku, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2023)

Incidental ultrasound finding of cholelithiasis in an 8-week-old infant: A case report

Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa, MD, FWACS, FGCP,
Wihelmina Brown, MD,
Emmanuel Kobina Mesi Edzie, MD, MBA, FGCP,
Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, MD, FWACS,
Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, MD, FWACS, FGCP,
Benard Ohene Botwe, PhD,
Philip Narteh Gorleku, MD, PhD

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Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa, MD, FWACS, FGCP: Department of Radiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Wihelmina Brown, MD: Department of Pediatrics, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Emmanuel Kobina Mesi Edzie, MD, MBA, FGCP: Department of Department of Medical Imaging, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana; Corresponding author.
Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, MD, FWACS: Department of Radiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, MD, FWACS, FGCP: Department of Radiology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Benard Ohene Botwe, PhD: Department of Radiography, University of Ghana School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana
Philip Narteh Gorleku, MD, PhD: Department of Department of Medical Imaging, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 11
pp. 4134 – 4136

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Infantile cholelithiasis is a rare occurrence. It is often diagnosed incidentally during ultrasonography for other conditions as most cases are asymptomatic and may be self-limiting. A few cases may however present with prolonged neonatal or infantile jaundice.We report our initial experience with an incidental case of infantile cholelithiasis in an 8-week-old male infant who was brought to our ultrasound unit in Accra, Ghana, for an abdominal ultrasound on account of conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and pigmented stools. The patient had presented initially at the children's emergency unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 2 days after an uneventful delivery, with a history of yellowing of the eyes, noticed on the first day of life, which necessitated the request for the ultrasound examination, leading to this rare finding of infantile cholelithiasis. The availability and use of modern sonographic equipment are likely to result in more effective detection of this incidental finding and its subsequent management.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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