Article
[Influence of Gilbert's syndrome on serum bilirubin levels and gallstone formation in children with chronic hemolytic disease].
Anales espanoles de pediatria - 1 Dec 2002
Costa E, Pinto R, Vieira E, Polo S, Sarmento A M, Oliveira I, Pimenta R, Dos Santos R, Barbot J
Abstract excerpt
To determine whether Gilbert's syndrome increases the risk of gallstone formation in children with chronic hemolytic disease, we studied 44 children with this diagnosis. Gallstones were detected by abdominal ultrasonography. This took place annually in scheduled examinations or in the context of acute abdominal pain. In all patients, the mean values of hemoglobin, reticulocyte and serum bilirubin in the chronic...
Topics
- Bilirubin
- Child
- Gallstones
- Genotype
- Gilbert Disease
- Glucuronosyltransferase
- Humans
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
