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Posted On : 10 Aug 2006

Male child aged 6yrs has gall stones. What is the role of gallstones dissolving drug in children and its dose?

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Ureodeoxycholic acid would be recommended as a choleretic only if there is sludging and there is a cholestrol stone. There is no role of choleretics in patients with bilirubin stones. In children, gallstones are commonly due to hemolytic anemia and are usually bilirubin stones.

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