Gallstone pancreatitis in adolescents.
Two female adolescents, 16 and 18 years of age respectively, had to be operated for gallstone pancreatitis. They represented 2.2% of all patients with this disorder, admitted from 1978 to 1987 in our department. In one patient cholelithiasis was associated with obesity, in the other there was a positive family history of gallstones. Congenital anomalies of the biliary tract, hemolytic disorders, early pregnancy and other predisposing factors were absent. Although unfrequent, gallstone pancreatitis is a serious cause of acute abdominal distress in adolescents which can lead to severe morbidity. Adequate biliary tract surgery is curative.
De Waele
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Department of Surgery, Akademisch Ziekenhuis VUB, Brussels, Belgium.
Willems
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery