Cholelithiasis associated with congenital malformation of the cystic duct in a young child

Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis in Children

“…Malformations, such as stenosis and diverticulum that hinder the discharge of bile are considered to be found more often in children than in adults (Gehwolf, 1925;Gross, 1936;Bogatko and Mehlman, 1947;Matteson, 1949;Walker, Field and Conen, 1960). In 1954, Forshall and Rickham found stenosis of the cystic duct in three of their six cases.…”