The clinical picture and etiological factors were similar in both groups. Since one out of every three children with acute pancreatitis in this series presented recurrences, it was not considered to be a 'benign disease'. Fifteen different etiological factors were identified in two-thirds of the cases.
The data presented underline the correlation between the liver damage severity evaluated by LFT and the nutritional status estimated by anthropometric indicators. In our view these observations reflect the close relationship between liver function and the degree of liver damage to growth and current nutritional status.
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