Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

A study on profile of pancreatitis in children

Dr. G. Thiyagarajan, Dr. C. Krishnan, Dr. E. Kandasamy Alias Kumar

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Aim: (1) To discuss the various presentation and clinical profile of pancreatitis occuring in children.. Design: Cross sectional evaluation of various presentation of pancreatitis in children (14months–16 years) Methods: Children admitted in ,GovtMohanKumaramangalam Medical college,Salem, with a diagnosis of pancreatitis based on symptoms, lab and imaging findings were included in this study.They were evaluated for the cause, presentation and outcome and followed for a period of six months.. Results: 240 children were admitted for pain abdomen from January 2015 to January 2017 ,64patients were diagnosed to have pancreatitis. Age ranges from 14 months to 16 years. Males were more affected than female 24 had acute pancreatitis, 14 with chronic pancreatitis and 26 presented with recurrent acute pancreatitis..Conclusions: Pancreatitis is not uncommon in children. Clinical presentation varies from adult. All children with recurrent pain abdomen has to be evaluated for pancreatitis.

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A STUDY ON PROFILE OF PANCREATITIS IN CHILDREN, Dr.G.Thiyagarajan, Dr.C.Krishnan, Dr.E.Kandasamy Alias Kumar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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