Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: Dangerous Etiology?

Authors

  • Jesús Espinel Diez Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain
  • Maria Eugenia Pinedo Ramos Department of Radiodiagnosis, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain
  • Vanesa Ojeda Marrero Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Maria Guerra del Rio Lang-Lenton Consultant Gastroenterologist, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Burton-on-Trent, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/POJ-2-108

Keywords:

Surprisingly, for several months significant changes in the main pancreatic duct and the pancreatic parenchyma were not observed

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a disorder clinically characterized by upper abdominal pain and elevated levels of pancreatic enzymes in the blood.1 After an initial evaluation, up to 10-30% of patients with AP are diagnosed with idiopathic acute pancre-atitis.2 Clinical history and conventional diagnostic tests such as blood chemistry, ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) usually discover most causes of the recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP). Occasionally, the first presentation, in adult patients, with pancreatic cancer (PC) is with RAP.3 We should bear this in mind.

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2016-12-31

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Jesús Espinel Diez, Maria Eugenia Pinedo Ramos, Vanesa Ojeda Marrero, & Maria Guerra del Rio Lang-Lenton. (2016). Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: Dangerous Etiology?. Pancreas, 2(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.17140/POJ-2-108

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