Risk Factors Associated With Biliary Pancreatitis in Children
H. M, Bai HX, Park AJ, Latif SU, Mistry PK, Pashankar D, Northrup VS, Bhandari V, Husain SZ. Risk Factors Associated With Biliary Pancreatitis in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2012, 54: 651-656. PMID: 22002481, PMCID: PMC3626418, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31823a897d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary pancreatitisRisk factorsIndependent predictorsAspartate aminotransferaseTertiary care hospitalManagement of childrenMultiple logistic regressionMedian serum amylaseCare hospitalProspective studyAcute pancreatitisSerum amylaseHispanic ethnicityPancreatitisTimes higher probabilityGallstonesGallstone casesLogistic regressionOlder childrenHispanic childrenObesityChildrenOptimal evaluationAminotransferaseBlack children