Acute Pancreatitis: A Complication of Jejunostomy Tube
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pancreaticobronchial fistula: a complication of acute pancreatitis.
CONTEXT Pancreaticobronchial fistula is a rare complication of severe pancreatitis. Various diagnostic methods have been described previously. CASE REPORT The presentation, diagnostic methods, management and 5-year follow-up of a 40-year-old woman with severe gallstone induced pancreatitis complicated by a pancreaticobronchial fistula were reviewed. Diagnosis was made on the endotracheal intu...
متن کاملEmphysematous pancreatitis: a severe complication of acute pancreatitis.
A 65-year-old male patient presented to the accident and emergency department with generalized upper abdominal pain. Blood tests showed a raised amylase of 1811 IU/l and elevated inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein = 126mg/l). The patient was found to have a profound metabolic acidosis with a base excess of –16. Also of note was a history of severe alcohol excess. A differential diagnosis ...
متن کاملGastrostomy tube dislodgment acute pancreatitis
Percutaneous gastrostomy is well established root for long term feeding of patients who cannot be fed orally. The risks of percutanous gastrostomy insertion are low. Tube related complications often resolved by placing a Foley catheter or other balloon gastrostomy tube as a temporary solution. Gastrostomy tube related gastric, duodenal and billiary obstruction were reported. Gastrostomy tube re...
متن کاملAcute pancreatitis as a complication of childhood cancer treatment
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is now well recognized as a possible complication of childhood cancer treatment, interrupting the chemotherapy regimen, and requiring prolonged hospitalization, possibly with intensive care and surgical intervention, thereby compromising the effect of chemotherapy and the remission of the underlying malignant disease. This review summarizes the current literature and pre...
متن کاملAcute pancreatitis as a complication of anaphylactoid (Henoch-Schönlein) purpura.
A case of acute pancreatitis complicating anaphylactoid purpura (Henoch-Schönlein syndrome) is reported. In cases of this syndrome with abdominal pain, serum amylase levels should be estimated.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Austin Journal of Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2381-912X
DOI: 10.26420/austinjclincaserep.2017.1117