Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy—Up to date

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Acute Pancreatitis (AP) and Dietary Habbits

Inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma is said to be pancreatitis. It can be acute, presenting as emergency with short history or chronic as a continuation of acute with a long history. Autodigestion is responsible for pancreatitis on background of premature activation of pancreatic enzymes within the pancreas. Acute Pancreatitis is acute inflammation of the pancrease which can be mild to modera...

Acute Pancreatitis Due to Simvastatin

A pancreatite causada por fármacos ocorre numa incidência de 1,4-2% dos casos de pancreatite aguda, e deve ser equacionada sempre que as causas habituais de pancreatite aguda forem excluídas. Na maioria dos casos a gravidade da pancreatite por fármacos é pequena. A pancreatite aguda induzida por estatinas tem sido reportada pouco frequentemente mas, face à existência de referências de casos de ...

Acute pancreatitis: Problems in adherence to guidelines

■ ■ Although evidence-based guidelines on managing acute pancreatitis are available, many physicians are not following them. The authors identify and discuss several problems in adherence to guidelines on testing, imaging, and treatment.

Acute Pancreatitis Due to Hypertriglyceridaemia in Pregnancy.

Acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridaemia during pregnancy is a rare but severe clinical condition that may cause fatal results for both the mother and the foetus. Acute pancreatitis developed in a 37-year-old pregnant woman with familial hypertriglyceridaemia and diabetes mellitus in the 31(st) week of pregnancy. As intrauterine foetal death developed, the pregnancy of the patient was te...