Colonic Necrosis in a 4-Year-Old with Hyperlipidemic Acute Pancreatitis

• Main Authors: Tiffany J. Patton (Author), Timothy A. Sentongo (Author), Grace Z. Mak (Author), Stacy A. Kahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Here we report the case of a 4-year-old male with severe acute pancreatitis due to hyperlipidemia, who presented with abdominal pain, metabolic abnormalities, and colonic necrosis. This colonic complication was secondary to the extension of a large peripancreatic fluid collection causing direct sero...