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When your child gets pancreatitis, you may not know it at first. You may think it's something else.
Your child may have nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain. These are also symptoms of other health issues. And not every child gets all these pancreatitis symptoms.
Many families learn their child has it after going to urgent care or the Emergency Department.
The Pancreatic Disorders Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh can help.
We'll find out what's causing your child's illness. Then we'll create a pancreatitis treatment plan to help your child feel better.
To learn more or make an appointment for your child, call 412-692-5180.
The pancreas is an organ in your upper stomach.
Its two main functions are to make:
It's when your child's pancreas becomes inflamed.
Inflammation causes scarring of the pancreas. The scarring can cause pain and keep the pancreas from doing its job.
The Pancreatic Disorders Center sees kids for three types of pediatric pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis is when your child has their first pancreatitis attack. Many kids only have one attack.
Common causes include:
Acute pancreatitis can cause your child to feel so sick they go to the hospital.
After your child's hospital stay, their doctor may want them to see us for follow-up care. We can make sure nothing else is going on.
Acute recurrent pancreatitis is when your child has more than one episode of pancreatitis.
The most common causes of acute recurrent pancreatitis are a:
Through testing, we can try to find out why your child keeps getting these acute attacks.
If another health issue is causing them, we can treat it to help prevent another acute episode.
Chronic pancreatitis is a rare and severe health issue.
Ongoing inflammation keeps your child's pancreas from healing.
Your child's pancreas becomes damaged beyond repair and can't make:
With chronic pancreatitis, your child may have frequent or ongoing stomach pain.
Other symptoms include:
Chronic pancreatitis may raise your child's chances of getting pancreatic cancer.
The Pancreatic Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is here for your family.
Your child doesn't need a doctor's referral to come to us for care.
Call us at 412-692-5180 to learn more.
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Ave., Floor 3 Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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