Pancreatitis caused by common bile duct stones in a 3-year-old boy with prior surgery for a choledochal cyst

Pancreatitis in children is uncommon. Compared to adults, pancreatitis in children is usually related to trauma, anatomic anomalies, infections, hereditary, and systemic disease, but not gallstones or alcohol. Most cases do not require endoscopic intervention. We report an unusual case of recurrent...

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Published inThe American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 96; no. 6; pp. 1919 - 1921
Main Authors HSU, Ronald K, YU, Andy, LEE, John G, LEUNG, Joseph W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing 01.06.2001
Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Choledochal Cyst - surgery
Gallstones - complications
Gastroenterology
Humans
Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen
Male
Medical sciences
Pancreatitis - etiology
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
Human
Biliary tract
Relapse
Priority
Pancreatitis
Biliary tract disease
Case study
Association
Choledoch
Treatment
Etiology
Surgery
Cyst
Lithiasis
Digestive diseases
Endoscopy
Child
Pancreatic disease
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Summary:Pancreatitis in children is uncommon. Compared to adults, pancreatitis in children is usually related to trauma, anatomic anomalies, infections, hereditary, and systemic disease, but not gallstones or alcohol. Most cases do not require endoscopic intervention. We report an unusual case of recurrent pancreatitis in a child related to common bile duct stones requiring endoscopic treatments after surgical treatment for choledochal cyst.
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ISSN:0002-9270
1572-0241
DOI:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03894.x