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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adolescent, Age of Onset, Child, Child, Preschool, Cholagogues and Choleretics, Cholelithiasis, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Ursodeoxycholic Acid.
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Is there a place for medical treatment in children with gallstones? Context: Medical treatment of gallstones with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) or chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) has not been evaluated in children.AIM: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of UDCA in the treatment of gallstones in children. UDCA was used to treat 15 patients, (7 boys and 8 girls; mean age, 7.8 years; range, 3 months to 15 years) for 1 year. All had radiolucent stones with a maximum diameter of 10 mm and a normally contractile gallbladder. The stones disappeared completely in two children but returned later. All symptomatic patients became symptom free.
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UDCA is ineffective in the treatment of gallstones in children except in terms of relieving symptoms while on treatment.