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ArticleJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2026

Utility and utilization of transabdominal ultrasound in pediatric patients with acute recurrent or chronic pancreatitis.

Nicholas Norris, David Troendle, Michael Wilschanski, Fuchenchu Wang, Gretchen A Cress, Maisam A Abu-El-Haija, Ankur Chugh, Reuven Zev Cohen, Elissa M Downs, Douglas S Fishman and 23 more

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Article in Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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33 authors.

Nicholas NorrisThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2177-7532
David TroendleThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Michael WilschanskiHadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Fuchenchu WangThe University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Gretchen A CressUniversity of Iowa, Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Maisam A Abu-El-HaijaCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Ankur ChughChildren's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Reuven Zev CohenChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Elissa M DownsUniversity of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Douglas S FishmanBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Cheryl E GariepyNationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Matthew J GieferOchsner Hospital for Children, The University of Queensland, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Tanja Y GonskaUniversity of Toronto and Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Amit S GroverBoston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sohail Z HusainStanford University, Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Douglas LindbladChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Quin Y LiuCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Asim MaqboolChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jacob A MarkUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Brian A McFerronRiley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Megha S MehtaThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Veronique D MorinvilleMontreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, USA.
Kenneth NgJohns Hopkins Children's Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Robert A NoelBaylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Chee Y OoiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Emily R PeritoUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Zachary M SellersStanford University, Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Andrew T TroutCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Yuhua ZhengChildren's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ying YuanThe University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Mark E LoweWashington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Aliye UcUniversity of Iowa, Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer

Funding

Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer: Coordinating and Data Management Center (CSCPDPC-CDMC)U01DK108328 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Liang Li, Suyu Liu · 2015 to 2026
$32.8M
Year 9 Administrative Supplement to INSPPIRE 2U01DK108334 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI MARK E. LOWE, Aliye Uc · 2015 to 2026
$10.5M
A Randomized Trial of a Web-based Non-Pharmacological Pain Intervention for Pediatric Chronic PancreatitisR01DK118752 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI PALERMO, TONYA M, UC, ALIYE · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health 2U01 DK108328National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health 2U01 DK108334NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK118752NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK108328NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK108334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTransabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) is frequently utilized in pediatric acute pancreatitis, but less is known about its use in acute recurrent (ARP) or chronic pancreatitis (CP). Our aim was to describe TAUS utilization and findings from the largest multicenter cohort of pediatric ARP and CP, the International Study Group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In Search for a CuRE-2 (INSPPIRE-2).

methodsDemographic and imaging data from physician questionnaires were obtained for patients with available TAUS data. Utilization and findings were compared between ARP and CP groups. Kappa statistics were used to compare agreement of TAUS to computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging/cholangiopancreatography (MRI/MRCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for CP findings.

resultsThere were 895 patients (460 ARP, 435 CP) included with 2531 TAUS examinations. Mean number of TAUS per year was similar between CP and ARP patients (0.90 vs. 0.90, p = 0.97). The pancreas was well visualized in 65% of examinations (60% ARP vs. 68% CP, p ≤ 0.001). TAUS and CT demonstrated the most consistent agreement among other modalities with kappa values ranging from 0 to 0.66 with substantial agreement for pancreatic duct irregularities (ĸ = 0.62) and moderate agreement for calcifications (ĸ = 0.57). Agreement between other modalities and TAUS was generally lower and diminished closer to CP diagnosis date.

conclusionThis is the largest report of TAUS findings in children with ARP or CP. TAUS has several benefits in the initial or emergent evaluation of ARP including availability and tolerance. The ability of TAUS to screen for progression of disease requires further study.

Indexed as

PancreasPancreatitisPancreatitis, ChronicAcute DiseaseAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeEndosonographyFemaleHumansMaleRecurrenceTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyabdominal ultrasonographychildrenpancreatic imaging

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PMCPMC13108971

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