The current empiric treatment options for IAP suspected ... The decision to treat IAP that is presumed to be caused by biliary sludge or microlithiasis empirically should be made on an individual ...

Biliary sludge or gallbladder sludge does not always ... For some people, a watch-and-wait approach (a period of observation in which no treatment is given) might be used for gallbladder sludge.

Of eight children with biliary sludge or gallstones ... Appropriate therapeutic interventions should be considered as the treatment modality.