title: Somatostatin in the treatment of a pancreatic pseudocyst in a child.
abstract: Pancreatic pseudocyst is a know complication of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic trauma. The treatment of pancreatitis remains a challenge and the pancreatic pseudocyst is often approached surgically. Lately, the use of somatostatin and its long-acting analogue octreotide have proved useful in the treatment of pancreatitis and its complications in adults. This is the first report on the use of somatostatin in the treatment of a pancreatic pseudocyst in a child. We present the case of a posttraumatic pancreatic pseudocyst in a 10-year-old boy, regressing rapidly under somatostatin treatment, by which means surgical re-intervention could be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bosman-Vermeeren
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veereman-Wauters
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Broos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eggermont
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D010194:Pancreatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D013004:Somatostatin; D010194:Pancreatin; D011899:Ranitidine; D000681:Amylases