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[Acute, severe pancreatitis in a 13-year-old girl]
1Kirurgisk Afdeling, Bornholms Hospital, Ullasvej 8, 3700 Rønne. mibandak@gmail.com
Abstract:
Acute pancreatitis is uncommon in children and the spectrum of etiologies is broader than in adults. Here we describe a case of acute, severe gallstone pancreatitis in an obese, 13-year-old girl presenting with upper abdominal pain and markedly elevated levels of amylase and transaminases. Abdominal ultrasound showed cholelithiasis and dilatation of the common bile duct; and an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with papillotomy was performed. The girl was discharged for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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