Menstruation-Associated Acute Pancreatitis in Patients with Hereditary Pancreatitis.

Two adolescent girls presented with recurrent episodes of menstrual cycle-associated acute pancreatitis and are diagnosed with hereditary pancreatitis, a cause of chronic pancreatitis. Hereditary pancreatitis should remain in the differential diagnosis for teenage girls with catamenial acute pancreatitis and family history of pancreatic disease.