Cardiac tamponade, an unusual complication of acute pancreatitis
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Cardiac tamponade in acute pancreatitis.
A 37-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with severe epigastric pain. She gave a four-month history of intermittent epigastric discomfort aggravated by fats. This had proved unresponsive to cimetidine, carbenoxolone, and diazepam. She did not drink alcohol. She was distressed, mildly jaundiced, and had marked abdominal tenderness. Her blood pressure was 130/70 mmHg and her heart rate 80/min...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214460