Abstract
Chronic pancreatitis is the continuation of progressive inflammatory damage to the pancreas, which can lead to endocrine and/or exocrine dysfunction. It is associated with significantly impaired quality of life in affected children, with intractable pain, missed days of school, and frequent emergency department or hospital evaluations. Diagnosis can be established with a combination of characteristic pancreatic pain, imaging findings, or endocrine and/or exocrine dysfunction. Careful assessment of risk factors, especially for hereditary factors, may assist with tailoring of interventions or determining prognosis. Management is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach to optimize medical, endoscopic, and surgical therapy. Total pancreatectomy, islet autotransplant, could be considered with failure to respond to maximal therapies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Guide to Practice: Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 461-471 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030800680 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030800673 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2021 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor gene)
- Chronic pancreatitis
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- Hereditary pancreatitis
- INSPPIRE (INternational Study group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In search for a cuRE)
- MRCP (magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography)
- PERT (pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy)
- PRSS1 (cationic trypsinogen gene)
- TIGAR-O (Toxic/metabolic, Idiopathic, Genetic, Autoimmune, Recurrent/severe acute pancreatitis, and Obstructive risk factors)
- TPIAT (total pancreatectomy, islet autotransplant)