Congenital pancreatic cysts in children

The authors report a case of an 11-year-old girl with a solitary, congenital pancreatic cyst and review the literature. Such cysts are very rare and typically are diagnosed in childhood. As a neonate, this patient’s paternal half brother also had undergone resection of a congenital pancreatic cyst....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2003-07, Vol.38 (7), p.1080-1082
Hauptverfasser:	Boulanger, Scott C, Borowitz, Drucy S, Fisher, John F, Brisseau, Guy F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Congenital pancreatic cyst Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Medical sciences neonate Other diseases. Semiology pancreas Pancreatic Cyst - congenital Pancreatic Cyst - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report a case of an 11-year-old girl with a solitary, congenital pancreatic cyst and review the literature. Such cysts are very rare and typically are diagnosed in childhood. As a neonate, this patient’s paternal half brother also had undergone resection of a congenital pancreatic cyst. The authors believe this is the first documented familial incidence of a congenital pancreatic cyst.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00197-0