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The effectiveness of non-operative management of traumatic pancreatitis in children: Clinical experience of twelve patients.
Purpose: Diagnosis and management of pediatric pancreatitis is often difficult. In the Pediatric Patient, blunt abdominal trauma is one of the most common causes of pancreatitis. In this study, we reviewed the treatment of patients patients with blunt pancreatic trauma admitted to our Pediatric Surgery Clinic. Method:Medical records of all children less than 15 years with blunt pancreatic trauma admitted to our clinic in the period July 2007 to June 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Results:Twelve children were included, age 6 to 14 years. The mean age was 9,89±2,57 years. There were 9 (75%)boys and 3 (25%) girls. Patients admitted post-traumatic between 0 and 63 days to our clinic (Mean: Ort: 17±21,43). Mechanism of injury was bicycle injuries in 5 (41,66%), high fall in 4 (33,33%), motor vehicle accidents in 2 (16,66%), and horse fall in 1 (8,33%). At initial presentation, all patients complained of abdominal pain, and 2 had abdominal tenderness, 3 abdominal mass on physical examination. Pancreatic injury was documented by elevated serum amylase level; imaging by computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography . All patients had serum pancreatic amylase elevation on admission (average, 1002,71±966,36 IU/L; range, 116-3163 IU/L). All Childen were initially managed nonoperatively. In seven patients (%58,33) the traumatic pancreatitis was complicated by development of a pseudocyst. The average diameter of the pseudocyst was 11.5±3,45 cm. Four pseudocysts resolved with percutaneous ultrasonography-guided fluid drainage and the remaining three required open surgery (2 cystogastrostomy, 1 surgical drainage). The average length of hospital stay was 18±15,91 days (range 2–48). There were no deaths and no complications in the patients. Conclusions: Non-operative management of traumatic pancreatitis in the absence of complete duct transection is safe in children. Percutaneous drainage of traumatic pancreatic pseudocysts can be used as an effective and useful treatment option.