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7515340

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
Acute pancreatitis is unusual in pediatric patients, and chronic pancreatitis is even less common. Between 1983 and 1988, we diagnosed 24 patients in late childhood and adolescence with chronic pancreatitis. Our review revealed that chronic pancreatitis presents as recurrent abdominal pain in late childhood and adolescence. Individual laboratory and radiological investigations may be normal during acute exacerbations of pain, but the determination of serum amylase and lipase concentrations--combined with ultrasonography--will accurately identify most patients. We found that endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of structural abnormalities. Surgical intervention may reduce symptoms in patients with structural abnormalities. There is a tendency toward decreased frequency and severity of pain as the patients increase in age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9228
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic pancreatitis in late childhood and adolescence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article