title: [Acute, severe pancreatitis in a 13-year-old girl].
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is uncommon in children and the spectrum of etiologies is broader than in adults. Here we describe a case of acute, severe gallstone pancreatitis in an obese, 13-year-old girl presenting with upper abdominal pain and markedly elevated levels of amylase and transaminases. Abdominal ultrasound showed cholelithiasis and dilatation of the common bile duct; and an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with papillotomy was performed. The girl was discharged for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling, Bornholms Hospital, Ullasvej 8, 3700 Rønne. mibandak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mikkel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bandak
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johansen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography