title: Pancreatic surgery in children.
abstract: Pancreatic surgery in children is a relatively uncommon occurrence, and this unfamiliarity can be associated with significant morbidity and potential mortality. Surgical therapy of pancreatic disorders has been significantly facilitated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which can now be performed in children with success rates equaling those in adults. This technique delineates pancreatic duct anatomy, which is an essential part of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of important pancreatic disease processes. Pancreatic diseases requiring surgical treatment in children can be placed into three categories: 1) congenital pancreatic ductal anomalies causing pancreatitis, 2) pancreatic trauma, and 3) pancreatic tumors. This article reviews the recent literature on pancreatic surgery in children, particularly highlighting the areas where a consensus of opinion does not exist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Tagge
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: D U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Tagge
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macpherson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018761:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / Q000601:surgery; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery