An 11-year-old girl with lipoprotein lipase deficiency experienced recurring episodes of abdominal pain. She initially underwent appendectomy for suspected appendicitis; however, the appendix was normal. Pancreatitis was subsequently identified as the cause of her pain.

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doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00409-3, hdl.handle.net/1765/73134
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery

van Walraven, L., de Klerk, J., & Postema, R. (2003). Severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis associated with lipoprotein lipase deficiency in childhood. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 38(9), 1407–1408. doi:10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00409-3