Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical, laboratory and etiological differences between children having acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis.
Material and Methods: Medical records of children who were diagnosed with pancreatitis between January 2014 and December 2017 were evaluated retrospectively. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences. Our cases were classified as acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancretitis according to INSPPIRE group definitions.
Results: Etiology, demographic characteristics, laboratory and radiological findings were compared between acute pancreatitis (group 1) and acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis (group 2) groups. 43 patients (78.2%) were enrolled in acute pancreatitis group (group 1). In group 2; 8 cases had acute recurrent pancreatitis and 4 cases had chronic pancreatitis [a total of 12 cases (21.8%)]. When the etiologies of our cases were examined; Group 1 had idiopathic (88.5%), stone (2.3%), trauma (2.3%), infections (4.6%) and choledochal cyst (2.3%), respectively. In group 2, they were found to be idiopathic (50%), congenital anomalies of the pancreatic duct (8.3%), allergy (8.3%), autoimmunity (8.3%) and genetic causes (25%). There was no statistical difference between the groups in terms of laboratory values. In our study, the cause of pancreatitis could not be generally identified in all groups.
Conclusion: In cases having acute pancreatitis, infections were the second most common etiology; and common causes of acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis have been found as genetic causes.
Keywords: acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, etiology
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