Open AccessSurgical Management of Recurrent Pancreatitis in Children With Pancreas Divisum
Author(s) -
Wallace W. Neblett,
James A. O’Neill
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200006000-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas divisum , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , abdominal pain , population , hereditary pancreatitis , general surgery , pancreatic duct , environmental health , trypsinogen , biochemistry , chemistry , trypsin , enzyme
To analyze an institutional experience with pancreatitis in childhood to clarify the frequency of pancreas divisum in that patient population, the characteristics of pancreatitis in children with pancreas divisum, and the role of surgical management in their treatment.