Chronic relapsing pancreatitis in a child - Use of the puestow procedure to achieve ductal drainage

Authors
Duncan, ND McDonald, A James, R Brown, B Mitchell, DIG
Citation
Nd. Duncan et al., Chronic relapsing pancreatitis in a child - Use of the puestow procedure to achieve ductal drainage, W I MED J, 49(3), 2000, pp. 242-244
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00433144 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
242 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-3144(200009)49:3<242:CRPIAC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A case of chronic relapsing pancreatitis presenting in an 8-year-old Africa n Jamaican girl is outlined. Aggressive supportive management failed to con trol pain and vomiting. The Puestow Procedure effectively procedure aborted these symptoms. The use of the Puestow procedure should not be inordinatel y delayed in chronic relapsing pancreatitis if symptoms persist, since it m ay not only control pain but also halt declining pancreatic function.