What are gallstones?
胆结石是胆囊中消化液的固体沉积物,胆囊是一个位于肝脏下方的小型器官。尽管这种病情在成年人中更为常见,但约有2%的儿童被诊断出患有胆结石。胆结石的另一个词是胆石症。
许多人没有意识到胆结石。但是,有时,胆囊发炎,或者胆结石移入管道或通道,从而造成阻塞。发生这种情况时,孩子可能患有腹痛和恶心,呕吐和/或发烧。
胆结石如何形成?
Normally, bile drains from the liver into the small intestine where it helps digest food. Between meals, bile is stored in the gallbladder. Sometimes bile hardens and forms gallstones. Gallstones range in size from small like a grain of sand to the size of a golf ball.
胆结石有不同类型:
- 颜料胆结石是儿童中最常见的胆结石类型。当胆汁含有太多胆红素时,它们会形成,这是人体自然细胞的副产品。
- Cholesterol gallstones are the most common form of gallstone in adults. They form when bile mixes with cholesterol and hardens.
是什么导致胆结石?
Girls are at higher risk than boys of developing gallstones. Other than gender, a number of factors can cause gallstones to form. The most common causes in children include:
- 红细胞产生异常
- 由于疾病而长时间禁食
- 使用避孕药
- 怀孕
- 长期肠胃外营养
胆结石的症状是什么
人们通常有胆结石,但没有症状。如果胆结石成为症状,则胆囊通常需要去除。饭后通常会出现症状,尤其是脂肪或油脂含量高的饭菜。
症状包括:
何时寻求紧急医疗服务
If a child with gallstones experiences any of the following symptoms, they need immediate medical care:
- 如此紧张的腹痛,孩子无法舒适
- 黄疸(眼睛和皮肤中的淡黄色)
- 发烧,发冷
我们如何照顾胆结石
这Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition在波士欧宝彩票平台顿,儿童医院将评估您的孩子的症状并下令进行适当的测试以确定胆结石的严重性。根据测试结果,我们将通过一组医生确定您的孩子的最佳治疗方法。
If your child has symptomatic gallstones that require surgery, surgeons in our will use a minimally invasive procedure called a laparoscopic cholecystectomy to remove the blocked gallbladder.