small bowel wall thickening/length of recovery from attack

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Hello all,

I have two questions for you.

1)My son has had 2 ct scans, one during his pancreatic attack and one

during the recovery period. Both have shown that the wall of his

small bowel has thickened. Is this at all related to pancreatitis?

Has anyone else had this finding occur on a ct scan?

2)What is the typical duration of recovery from a pancreatitis

attack? My son's case was of moderate severity and we are now 4 weeks

out from the initial onset. While markedly improved since his

hospitalization he still is not quite right. Intermittant pain

episodes, intermittant lethargy, intermittant elevated temp. All

tests(blood, including lipase and amylase levels, and ct scan) have

come back within normal limits, with the exception of the thickened

small bowel. Our docs here don't seem to have an answer for why he

is having the troubles he is having. They would expect him to be

over the pancreatitis because his levels are normal.

I'd appreciate any insights you might have!

Thanks!

Beth