Management of pancreatic lithiasis in a 5-year-old girl
Yalçin, S.; Ciftçi, A.O.; Simşek, H.; Haliloğlu, M.; Sahin, B.; Senocak, M.E.
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 50(2): 189-192
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4301 PMID: 18664088 Document Number: 616718
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.