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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 1;13(1):34-36.
doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000980.

Functional Abdominal Pain in a Pediatric Patient After Resolution of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report

Tommy Rappold Jr  1   2 , M-Irfan Suleman  1   3
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Case Reports

Functional Abdominal Pain in a Pediatric Patient After Resolution of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report

Tommy Rappold Jr et al. A A Pract. .

Abstract

Children with acute pancreatitis may develop chronic abdominal wall pain after resolution of clinical, laboratory, and radiographic signs of disease. We describe a 13-year-old boy who underwent an unrevealing, complex diagnostic evaluation for persistent abdominal pain after resolution of acute pancreatitis. His pain required an extended leave of absence from school and nasogastric tube feeds. After receiving abdominal nerve blocks and trigger point injections, he experienced near-complete resolution of pain with normalization of eating habits and daily function. Pain practitioners should think critically about the signs and symptoms of visceral versus somatic pain and try newer diagnostic interventions that may be therapeutic.

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