Jl. Amerson et Rr. Ricketts, IDIOPATHIC FIBROSING PANCREATITIS - A RARE CAUSE OF OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE IN CHILDREN, The American surgeon, 62(4), 1996, pp. 295-299
Idiopathic fibrosing pancreatitis is a rare cause of obstructive jaund
ice in children and young adults, Only 30 cases have been previously r
eported, Four children with this entity have been treated at Egleston
Children's Hospital at Emery University since 1970, Diagnosis was esta
blished by imaging studies and open pancreatic biopsy. Treatment was b
y bilioenteric bypass, and excellent results have been achieved with f
ollow-up periods up to 25 years.