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The etiology of acute recurrent pancreatitis in children: a challenge for pediatricians.
Pancreas - 1 May 2011
Lucidi Vincenzina, Alghisi Federico, Dall'Oglio Luigi, D'Apice Maria Rosaria, Monti Lidia, De Angelis Paola, Gambardella Stefano, Angioni Adriano, Novelli Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess specific etiologies of acute recurrent pancreatitis at a single Italian pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) center. METHODS: We studied, retrospectively, 78 young patients (39 female subjects; mean age at diagnosis, 8.8 ± 5.1 years) affected by acute recurrent episodes of pancreatitis, remained etiologically undiagnosed at first-level assessment. All patients were submitted to endoscopic...
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