Description of the first case of adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder in an infant.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Yuri A. Zarate, University of Arkansas; Katherine A. Bosanko, University of Arkansas; Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, University of Arkansas; Jaime Vengoechea Barrios, Emory University; Elizabeth M. McDonough, University of Arkansas
• Language: English
• Date: 2014
• Publisher: Hindawi
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2014 Yuri A. Zarate et al.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/248369
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Case Reports in Pediatrics
• ISSN: 2090-6803
• Volume: 2014
• Start Page: 248369
• End Page: 248369
• Keywords: adenomyoatosis; pathophysiology; gallbladder; ultrasonography; infant
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Pathology

Abstract

We report here the case of the youngest patient with adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder in a female infant diagnosed at 4 months of age. This diagnosis was made based on characteristic ultrasonography findings in a patient that was undergoing routine surveillance for a suspected clinical diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. The patient remains asymptomatic and currently no surgical interventions have been needed. We review the pathophysiology and ultrasonographic findings of this rare condition and present a comparison with the only other four pediatric cases of adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder.