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Association of gall bladder stones and Coeliac disease in children | |
Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal, Dr. Shallu Aggarwal, Dr. Manmeet Kaur Sodhi, Dr. Amoljeet Singh Grover | |
Aims and Objective: to create awareness regarding association of gall bladder disease and coeliac disease in children. Material and methods: During school health program from April 2016 to March 2018 in urban and rural areas of district Amritsar, Punjab, India, we diagnosed 53 cases of coeliac disease with help of tissue transglutaminase antibodies as screening test in children having a triad of anaemia, failure to thrive and bowel disturbance and confirmation by anti endomysial antibodies and gut biopsy. Routine work up also included abdominal ultrasound. Results: out of 53 cases,4 have gall bladder stones. Out of 4, 2 were solitary and 2 were having multiple calculi. Only one patient was having pain in right upper quadrant of the abdomen and in rest 3 it was an incidental finding. Conclusion: Children with celiac disease should be assessed regularly for presence of gall bladder stones. |
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