Pediatric biliary calculus disease: clinical spectrum, predisposing factors, and management outcome revisited
Abstract Background Biliary calculus disease (BCD) is one of the most prevalent diseases and poses a significant burden to the health care system in adults. The prevalence of BCD in children and adolescents is about 0.1% and 0.6%, respectively. Although many factors have been attributed to BCD in ch...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-06-01
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Series: | Annals of Pediatric Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43159-022-00177-0 |