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Pancreatitis in Children
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Pancreatitis in Children

Aliye Uc and Sohail Z Husain
Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943), Vol.156(7), pp.1969-1978
05/2019
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.043
PMCID: PMC6730664
PMID: 30716320
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/6730664View
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Abstract

Acute, acute recurrent, and chronic forms of pancreatitis have been increasingly diagnosed in children in the past 2 decades. Risk factors in the pediatric group are broad and appear to be strikingly different compared with the adult cohort. However, the disease burden and impact on quality of life are surprisingly similar in children and adults. This review summarizes the definitions, epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and management of pediatric pancreatitis, identifies features that are unique to the childhood-onset disease, identifies gaps, and proposes recommendations for future opportunities.
Predictive Value of Tests Genetic Predisposition to Disease Pancreatitis - therapy Pancreatitis - epidemiology Humans Risk Factors Child, Preschool Male Treatment Outcome Pancreatitis - diagnosis Pancreatitis - genetics Phenotype Adolescent Age of Onset Adult Female Child

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