Sonography in the Diagnosis and Management of Hydrops of the Gallbladder in Children with Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 789-794
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Slovis ◽  
Donald W. Hight ◽  
Arvin I. Philippart ◽  
Reuben S. Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Syndrome Diagnosis ◽  
Lymph Node Syndrome

Acute hydrops of the gallbladder is described in four patients who had mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. Diagnosis was readily made with grayscale ultrasound, and the patients were followed with this technique. The gallbladder returned to normal size in all of the patients within 15 days, and none of the patients needed surgery. The role of surgery in acute hydrops of the gallbladder is for the complications of the hydrops and not for distension alone.

Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome: Report of Two Cases Complicated by Gallbladder Hydrops and Diagnosed by Ultrasound

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 699-702
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Magilavy ◽  
David P. Speert ◽  
Terry M. Silver ◽  
Donita B. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Gallbladder Hydrops ◽  
Lymph Node Syndrome ◽  
Syndrome Report

Two patients with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome are presented. During the course of their illnesses, they developed acute abdominal pain secondary to hydrops of the gallbladder. The diagnosis and management of each case was facilitated by ultrasonography.

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