NCT06660576

Gallbladder Stones in Children and Correlation With Etiological Factors

Histochemical Analysis of Gallbladder Stones in Children and Correlation With Etiological Factors

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sohag University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aims of the Study: The objective of this study is to estimate the correlation between etiological factors and postoperative histochemical analysis of pediatric gallbladder stones.

Detailed description

Study design: A prospective, cohort study. Duration of the study: The study starts from October 2024 to August 2025. Place of the study: The study will be held in Department of Pediatric surgery in Sohag University Hospital. Inclusion and exclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age \<18 years . Symptomatic gallbladder stones (biliary colic, fever, vomiting, positive Murphy sign ) . Congenital hemolytic anemia with gallbladder stones. Asymptomatic patient with gallbladder stones \<5mm after medical treatment (Ursodeoxycholic acid ) for 1year . Imaging criteria ( large gallbladder stone \< 1cm diameter , gallbladder thickness \>3mm ) either symptomatic or asymptomatic . Exclusion criteria: Age \>18 years. Asymptomatic patients who improved after follow up and medical treatment . Biliary anomaly as choledochal cyst , biliary stricture. Common bile duct stones .

Conditions

• Gallbladder Stone

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Cholecystectomy and histochemical analysis of Gallbladder stones	Cholecystectomy and histochemical analysis of Gallbladder stones

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-15
• Primary completion: 2025-08-01
• Completion: 2025-08-01
• First posted: 2024-10-28
• Last updated: 2024-10-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt