Management of pancreatic lithiasis in a 5-year-old girl

YALÇIN S. S., ÇİFTÇİ A. Ö., ŞİMŞEK H., HALİLOĞLU M., Sahin B., ŞENOCAK M. E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.2, pp.189-192, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.189-192
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Pancreatic lithiasis causing chronic pancreatitis is a very rare entity in childhood. A five-year-old girl presenting with pancreatic lithiasis was treated successfully with a well-organized diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm. The authors emphasize that early diagnosis followed by appropriate therapeutic pancreatographic procedures instead of primary invasive surgical approach can certainly ameliorate progressive and irreversible pancreatic damage. The clinicopathologic features of this rare entity are discussed, with emphasis on diagnosis and treatment.