All issues > Volume 26(6); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(6):579-583. Published online June 30, 1983.

A Case of Adnomyomatosis of Gall-Bladder With Hydrops In Children.

Myung Jin Kim¹, Sung Seek Lee¹, Ki Sup Chung¹, Euh Ho Whang², Chan Ill Park³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine
²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine
³Department of pathology，Yonsei University College of Medicine

Abstract

Adenomyomatosis is a hyperplastic condition of the epithelial and muscular elements of the gall-bladder wall. And it is probably a degenerative condition, and the ineidence is increasing with advancing age, but this illness is very rare in children. There may be associated cholesterosis. We experienced a case of Adenomyomatosis of gall-bladdor with Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus having severe colicky abdominal pain and vomiting, and made a review of literetutre

Keywords :Adenomyomatosis; Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus.