title: Childhood pancreatitis.
abstract: Inflammation of the pancreas has many presentations in children and adolescents. The etiology is often elusive, with a great number of cases being idiopathic. However, there have been a number of recent advances in the areas of cell biology, genetics and imaging technology, which should be highlighted. Herein is provided a review for the reader with particular emphasis on some of these newer advances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nydegger
authors.forename: Richard T L
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Couper
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy