title: Idiopathic chronic calcific pancreatitis in a child: An uncommon entity.
abstract: Inflammatory disease of pancreas can be acute or chronic. Acute pancreatitis is a reversible process whereas chronic pancreatitis produces irreversible changes in the architecture and function of pancreas. Although pancreatitis is less common in children than in adults it still occurs with regularity and should be considered in any child with acute or chronic abdominal pain. The main difference between chronic pancreatitis in children and adults is in the etiology. We present a case of idiopathic chronic calcific pancreatitis in a child thereby signifying the importance of this entity at this age.
authors: Department of Radio-diagnosis, GGS Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India.
authors: Simmi
authors: S
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Ravinder
authors: R
authors: Garg
authors: Pankaj
authors: P
authors: Bansal
keywords: Chronic pancreatitis; child; pancreatitis
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