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Emami M, Mehrabani S, Esmaeili Dooki M, Khafri S. Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis: A 10-Year Experience from a Tertiary Centre. , CJP. 2026; 12 (1) : e3
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Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran , mehrabanisanaz@gmail.com
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Background and Objective: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the common causes of acute abdominal pain and surgical emergencies in children. The present study aimed to describe the etiology, clinical characteristics and early outcomes in children with of AP.
Methods: This retrospective observational study included children in the age group of 2-18 diagnosed with AP and admitted to Amirkola Children’s Hospital affiliated with Babol Medical University Medical of Science from January 2013 to January 2023. Demographic characterizes, clinical symptoms, laboratory parameters, and outcome data were collected and analyzed.
Findings: A total of 30 patients comprising of 16 females (53.3%) were included. The median age of the diagnosis of AP was 8.5 years (range: 3-14 years). The most frequent etiology of AP was systemic disease (n=10, 33%) and in clinical features, all cases had pain in the abdomen (n=30, 100%), followed by Vomiting (n=26, 86.7 %). More than half of the patients achieved full recovery without readmission (56.7%). Readmission occurred in 13 patients (43.4%). The mean duration of the first hospital stay was 6.10±2.39 days. No mortality occurred in our study.
Conclusion: The most common cause of AP in our study was systemic diseases and the most common presentation was abdominal pain with a favorable short term outcome.
Methods: This retrospective observational study included children in the age group of 2-18 diagnosed with AP and admitted to Amirkola Children’s Hospital affiliated with Babol Medical University Medical of Science from January 2013 to January 2023. Demographic characterizes, clinical symptoms, laboratory parameters, and outcome data were collected and analyzed.
Findings: A total of 30 patients comprising of 16 females (53.3%) were included. The median age of the diagnosis of AP was 8.5 years (range: 3-14 years). The most frequent etiology of AP was systemic disease (n=10, 33%) and in clinical features, all cases had pain in the abdomen (n=30, 100%), followed by Vomiting (n=26, 86.7 %). More than half of the patients achieved full recovery without readmission (56.7%). Readmission occurred in 13 patients (43.4%). The mean duration of the first hospital stay was 6.10±2.39 days. No mortality occurred in our study.
Conclusion: The most common cause of AP in our study was systemic diseases and the most common presentation was abdominal pain with a favorable short term outcome.
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