Deformation of the gallbladder in a child

In recent years, doctors are increasingly diagnosing anomalies in the form of the gall bladder in children. Most often, violations of the form of the gallbladder and its ducts are diagnosed in adolescents, when as a result of prolonged stagnation of bile against the background of active development of the organism, acute inflammatory processes begin - dyskinesia of bile excreting processes and the formation of sand or even stones in the gallbladder and its ducts. This article is devoted to this problem. In it, we will talk about what is the deformation of the gallbladder (in newborns and older children), what signs and how to treat the deformation of the gallbladder.

Deformation of the gallbladder: causes

Official medicine distinguishes two main categories of causes of anomalies in the form of the gallbladder and bile ducts: congenital and acquired anomalies.

1. The causes of congenital pathologies of the form can be any negative effects on the mother's body during the first trimester of pregnancy (then the digestive organs are laid). This can be, for example, a chronic or infectious disease of the mother, taking certain medications, drinking alcohol or smoking during pregnancy (including passive smoking).
2. The most frequent causes of acquired anomalies of the gallbladder form are the inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract or gallbladder (or its ducts) of various origin. As a result of inflammation, the shape of the bile ducts changes, which leads to difficulty in outflow and stagnation of bile. Stagnant phenomena, in turn, provoke inflammatory processes in the gallbladder and the development of cholelithiasis.

Deformation of the gallbladder: symptoms

Signs of deformation of the gallbladder differ significantly depending on the priority of the influence of one of the types of nervous systems - sympathetic or parasympathetic. Taking this influence into account, physicians identify two options:

1. Hypotonic-hypokinetic . In this case, the patient experiences long-lasting bouts of dull aching pain in the region of the right hypochondrium, a deterioration in appetite, often a bitter taste in the mouth in the morning or belching with an "egg" taste, sometimes nausea appears.
2. Hypertonically-hyperkinetic . In the case of development of this variant of the course of the disease, the patient complains of regular attacks of severe pain in the region of the right hypochondrium. Typically, the appearance of pain is associated with eating disorders (taking acute, fatty, fried foods, overeating, etc.), intense or excessive physical exertion.

During the exacerbation of the disease (regardless of the course of the disease), the common symptoms of intoxication often develop: joint aches, weakness, fever, nausea, and sometimes vomiting (more often with bile).

Deformation of the gallbladder: treatment

The main goals of treatment of gallbladder anomalies are:

• relief of pain syndrome;
• restoration of normal outflow of bile;
• removal of inflammation.

A detailed treatment plan should be made only by a doctor. At the same time, the variant of the course of the disease, the age of the patient, the accompanying diseases and the general condition of the patient are necessarily taken into account.

The general scheme of treatment necessarily includes:

• antispasmodics;
• therapeutic diet (diet);
• antibiotics;
• cholagogue preparations;
• vitamin therapy;
• physiotherapeutic procedures;
• exercise therapy;
• bed rest;
• detoxification therapy (if necessary).