Hereditary pancreatitis: Report of a family from Turkey

Chronic pancreatitis is a rare disease in children and is usually secondary to underlying diseases such as hereditary pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, h yperlipidemia, prolonged malnutrition, gallstones or anomalies of the bilia ry-pancreatic duct system. Hereditary pancreatitis is a common cause of chr onic pancreatitis in children but is often unrecognized until months or yea rs later. We report hen a family with hereditary pancreatitis in which four members are affected.