Abstract

FIGUEREO, Credy et al. Echoendoscopic in children with recurrent acute pancreatitis. Gen [online]. 2012, vol.66, n.4, pp.269-273. ISSN 0016-3503.

Introduction: the diagnostic approach of patients with recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis is a challenge when the laboratory and imaging studies are negative. Endoscopic ultrasound is a diagnostic tool for detection of biliopancreatic diseases. Case 1: male school 11 years of age, history of contact sports, was admitted with abdominal pain and bilious vomiting. Amylase 1,987 U/L, lipase 558 U/L, negative viral serology, normal metabolic profile, unaltered abdominal ultrasound is performed diagnostic of acute pancreatitis of probable traumatic origin. Readmitted 4 months later with similar symptoms, and again these studies are negative. Endoscopic ultrasound at 3 months of the last episode: microlithiasis gallbladder and pancreas preserved. After the procedure has third episode of pancreatitis. The patient is referred to surgery. Case 2: School of 7 years, the disease starts with acute pancreatitis and peritonitis, with satisfactory outcome. Reappears year episode of pancreatitis, serum amylase up to 2,786 U/L and lipase 755 U/L, which is repeated twice in 4 years. In no hospitalization was unable to detect alterations in the lipid profile and immune negative sweat electrolytes and abdominal ultrasound and CT did not report information. EUS is performed that reveals changes in pancreatic parenchyma suggestive of acute inflammatory process. From magnetic resonance indicated that reports of liver disorders caliber common bile duct and Wirsung. He was scheduled for intubation. Conclusions: Identifying the cause of recurrent acute pancreatitis requires a combination of laboratory and imaging studies. EUS in these patients contributed to the etiologic diagnosis in one and in the other parenchymal but not in the ductal system.

Keywords : recurrent acute pancreatitis; EUS; vesicular microlithiasis; biliopancreatic ductal system.