Sphincteroplasty for Recurrent Pancreatitis * A Second Report

Indomethacin-induced pancreatitis. A second case report.

We read about the case of indomethacininduced pancreatitis reported by Memis et al. with great interest [1]. It seems to be the first report which attributed pancreatitis to Indomethacin intake despite the presence of small gallstones in the gallbladder. We report herein a case of indomethacininduced pancreatitis which is not associated with biliary gallstones. The aim of this letter is to disc...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis and Pregnancy: A Case Report

Background & aim:  Elevated triglyceride levels in women with hereditary forms of hypertriglyceridemia may involve the risk of pancreatic attacks during pregnancy. Case report:In this study, we present the clinical course of a 42-year-old pregnant woman with two vaginal deliveries and one cesarean section (gravidity: 4, parity: 3, live: 2, death: 1) admitted to our hospital. Gestational age was...

Recurrent Pancreatitis

The nosological definition of inflammatory pancreatic diseases appears rather difficult and uncertain, as proved by the great number of classifications which have been proposed in the last few decades, showing that the definition and classification of this disease is still under critical review. The reason is the reduced availability or, in the majority of the cases, the absence of histological...

autoimmune pancreatitis: a case report

autoimmune pancreatitis is a fibro-inflammatory form of chronic pancreatitis. it is diagnosed by the combination of imaging studies such as a ct scan and pancreatography, laboratory analyses that include igg4 and/or autoantibodies, histopathological evaluations and positive response to corticosteroid therapy. we report the case of a 41-year-old female with a history of jaundice and increasing a...