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Cholelithiasis: a complication of cardiac valve surgery in children

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Gallstone formation complicating cardiac valve replacement has been amply documented in adults. Two children who developed gallstones shortly after cardiac valve surgery are reported.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital, 345 North Smith Avenue, 55102, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

    H. J. Williams & K. W. Johnson

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Williams, H.J., Johnson, K.W. Cholelithiasis: a complication of cardiac valve surgery in children. Pediatr Radiol 14, 146–147 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002298

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