Hereditary pancreatitis: Report of a family from Turkey

Abstract

Chronic pancreatitis is a rare disease in children and is usually secondary to underlying diseases such as here¬ditary pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, hyperlipidemia, prolonged malnutrition, gallstones or anomalies of the biliary pancreatic duct system..Hereditary pancreatitis is a common cause of chronic pancreatitis in children; but often un¬recognized until months to years later. We report a family with hereditary pancreatitis in which four members are af¬fected.