We discuss how obesity may contribute to increasing acute pancreatitis incidence, the role
of lipolytic unsaturated fatty acid release in worsening acute pancreatitis, and potential …

Acute, acute recurrent, and chronic forms of pancreatitis have been increasingly diagnosed
in children in the past 2 decades. Risk factors in the pediatric group are broad and appear to …

Background Pediatric pancreatitis is an underdiagnosed disease with variable etiology. In
the past 10–15 years the incidence of pediatric pancreatitis has increased, it is now 3.6–13.3 …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of this article is to provide updates on acute pancreatitis in
children regarding the imaging findings, causes, and complications based on a review of the …

Background Single-center studies suggest an increasing incidence of acute pancreatitis
(AP) in children. Our specific aims were to (i) estimate the recent secular trends,(ii) assess …

Purpose The spectrum of pediatric biliary tract disease is changing. The goal of this study
was to examine the causes and comorbidities of pediatric gallbladder disease at our …

Pancreatitis in children is an appreciable problem that has become increasingly prevalent.
This Review covers the principles related to the definitions, epidemiology, risk factors …

Objectives: Pediatric pancreatitis remains poorly understood despite increasing incidence
and risk of morbidity and mortality. Present predictive scores for severe pediatric acute …

Objective: Research is lacking on the natural history of acute pancreatitis (AP) progression
to acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP). The aim of this project was to study the progression …

Biliary pancreatitis is the leading cause of acute pancreatitis in both children and adults. A
proposed mechanism is the reflux of bile into the pancreatic duct. Bile acid exposure causes …