Eating greasy food, 8th graders suffer from systemic poisoning, pancreatic necrosis-Life Health

The male student underwent emergency pancreatectomy, which corrected the infection completely.

City Children’s Hospital (HCMC) said that it has been treating male patient T. 8th grade, (14 years old, living in Soc Trang) for the past 5 months.

Before that, T. was transferred to the emergency room by the local hospital with a diagnosis of severe necrotizing pancreatitis.

Moving from Soc Trang province, T. was diagnosed with severe necrotizing pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocyst discovered after eating greasy meals. She vomited and vomited green bile in a critical condition, quickly entered systemic toxic shock with a history of frequent abdominal pain and intestinal infections that had been previously noted.

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The male student underwent emergency pancreatectomy, which corrected the infection completely.

Doctor Nguyen Cat Phuong Vu, Department of Intensive Care – Anti-poison shared: “After more than five months of dropping out of the 8th grade program and having to undergo intensive treatment in the ICU, for the first time, we caught T. smiling. smiling wholeheartedly with her mother, beside the healed surgical scar and the jejunal catheter that delivers powder and crushed nutrients to support eating and drinking gradually works well.

3 months after having the catheter, T. is gradually liking his pureed food, less obsessive about loss, less sentimental, optimistic, and confident.

According to doctors, acute pancreatitis in children is a big concern for parents. In particular, when pediatric patients are not diagnosed and treated in time, they will face dangerous complications.

Usually, children with acute pancreatitis have abdominal pain, usually after a greasy meal. The child has pain around the belly button or pain above the belly button, the pain increases, especially the pain is worse after eating. Children with acute pancreatitis may have vomiting, fatigue, obvious signs of dehydration, and eating less.

Acute pancreatitis in children is treated by inserting a tube into the stomach to drain the fluid. Pediatric patients will have to fast, receive intravenous feeding or put a special tube through the stomach for the entire time of treatment.

After that, the patient will be rehydrated, the patient may have to take antibiotics if the disease is severe. A child’s hospital stay will be very long, possibly several months.