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What are the causes of gallstones in unborn babies and what is the best treatment for it?

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Dr. Daniel Para answered

Specializes in General Surgery

No treatment needed: Fetal cholelithiasis is relatively common (1 in 300 pregnancies). It is caused usually by hemolytic conditions of newborns or maternal hemolytic anemias. The prognosis is excellent, with most stones gone by the babies' first year of life.

Answered 11/28/2017

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