RT Journal
A1 LARY BG, HOWARD K
T1 ACute noncalcareous cholecystitis with associated mesenteric adenitis in a child
JF A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
JO A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
YR 1959
FD October 1
VO 79
IS 4
SP 605
OP 606
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320100071012
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320100071012
AB Cholecystitis in children is an uncommon disease. Less than 400 proved cases have been reported in the literature.1 The following case report is of interest, in that acute noncalcareous cholecystitis in a 9-year-old girl was associated with a mesenteric adenitis.Report of Case 
    On July 17, 1957, the patient was admitted to Mercy Hospital with the diagnosis of acute abdomen, most likely appendicitis. Laboratory and Physical findings revealed a white blood count of 12,500, and a differential count as follows: lymphocytes 26; monocytes 2; polymorphonuclears 72; hemoglobin 13.0 gm., 28%. Urinalysis was negative except for acetone, which was 3+. The temperature was 102 F rectally. There was exquisite tenderness throughout the whole right abdomen with rebound and rigidity to palpation.Under general anesthesia a right lower quadrant muscle-splitting incision was made, and the peritoneal cavity entered. The appendix was found to be normal. There were multiple mesenteric nodes, and