Chest pain, an unusual symptom of choledocholithiasis

Concepción Hermoso Ibáñez^a, Celia Bueno Suárez^a, Raquel Sanz de Lucas^b, Pablo Hernán Ocaña^c, Iván Carabaño Aguado^d, Enrique Salcedo Lobato^d

^aServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
^bServicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre. Madrid. España.
^cServicio de Medicina del Aparato Digestivo. Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre. Madrid. España.
^dSección de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: C Hermoso. E-mail: concepcion.hermoso@salud.madrid.org

Reference of this article: Hermoso Ibáñez C, Bueno Suárez C, Sanz de Lucas R, Hernán Ocaña P, Carabaño Aguado I, Salcedo Lobato E. Chest pain, an unusual symptom of choledocholithiasis . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2023;25:79-82.

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Abstract

Cholelithiasis in paediatrics is a pathology that has a low incidence. Diagnosis is usually made by chance as it is mostly asymptomatic. Chest pain as presenting symptom is rare. The most commonly used diagnostic method is abdominal ultrasound due to its high specificity and sensitivity. Treatment depends on the characteristics of the patient, and both medical and surgical options may be considered.

Keywords

● Chest pain ● Choledocholitiasis ● Gallbladder

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