The Increased Echogenicity of the Pancreas in Infants and Children: the White Pancreas

Overview

Journal Eur J Pediatr

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1987 Sep 1

PMID 3315685

Citations 6

Authors

K Schneider

K Harms

H FENDEL

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

An increased echogenicity of the pancreas ("white pancreas") was sonographically found in 25 children with various pancreatic and systemic diseases. Fifteen patients with cystic fibrosis had a small white pancreas. Five patients with haemosiderosis, two with pancreatitis and one with Shwachman-syndrome presented with a normal-sized or slightly enlarged pancreas. Fatty infiltration and calcifications of the pancreas can also increase its echogenicity.

Citing Articles

Pancreatic ultrasound: An update of measurements, reference values, and variations of the pancreas.

Meier J, Lucius C, Moller K, Jenssen C, Zervides C, Gschmack A Ultrasound Int Open. 2024; 10:a23899085.

PMID: 39411753 PMC: 11475099. DOI: 10.1055/a-2389-9085.

Nonalcoholic fatty pancreas disease: An emerging clinical challenge.

Zhang C, Wang J, Li J, Yang Y World J Clin Cases. 2021; 9(23):6624-6638.

PMID: 34447810 PMC: 8362510. DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i23.6624.

Can a polymorphism in the thalassemia gene and a heterozygote CFTR mutation cause acute pancreatitis?.

Lohr J, Haas S World J Clin Cases. 2014; 2(3):62-6.

PMID: 24653987 PMC: 3955802. DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i3.62.

The clinical significance of pancreatic steatosis.

Smits M, van Geenen E Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011; 8(3):169-77.

PMID: 21304475 DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2011.4.

Transfusional hemosiderosis in sickle cell anemia: another cause of an echogenic pancreas.

Flyer M, Haller J, Sundaram R Pediatr Radiol. 1993; 23(2):140-2.

PMID: 8516039 DOI: 10.1007/BF02012409.

References

Robberecht E, Nachtegaele P, Van Rattinghe R, Afschrift M, KUNNEN M, Verhaaren R . Pancreatic lipomatosis in the Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Identification by sonography and CT-scan. Pediatr Radiol. 1985; 15(5):348-9. DOI: 10.1007/BF02386774. View

Rausch H, Hanefeld F, Kaufmann H . Medullary nephrocalcinosis and pancreatic calcifications demonstrated by ultrasound and CT in infants after treatment with ACTH. Radiology. 1984; 153(1):105-7. DOI: 10.1148/radiology.153.1.6089261. View

Swobodnik W, Wolf A, Wechsler J, Kleihauer E, DITSCHUNEIT H . Ultrasound characteristics of the pancreas in children with cystic fibrosis. J Clin Ultrasound. 1985; 13(7):469-74. DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1870130707. View

Meneely R, ONeill J, Ghishan F . Fibrosing pancreatitis--an obscure causes of painless obstructive jaundice: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatrics. 1981; 67(1):136-9. View

Daneman A, Gaskin K, Martin D, Cutz E . Pancreatic changes in cystic fibrosis: CT and sonographic appearances. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983; 141(4):653-5. DOI: 10.2214/ajr.141.4.653. View