Transhiatal Herniation as the Cause of Acute Pancreatitis After Toupet Fundoplication

Transhiatal Herniation of the Pancreas: A Rare Cause of Acute Pancreatitis

Transhiatal herniation of the pancreas is rare. Acute pancreatitis secondary to this phenomenon is particularly unusual. A 102-year-old woman presented with 1 day of severe chest pain, vomiting, dyspnea, and diaphoresis. Serum lipase was elevated, and computed tomography angiogram of the chest and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed a hiatal hernia containing the pancreas, with...

Medication as a Cause of Acute Pancreatitis

BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition of the pancreas characterized clinically by epigastric abdominal pain and elevated levels of pancreatic enzymes in the blood. Drug-induced pancreatitis has recently gained more attention and as a result, physicians are screening more frequently for medications as a cause of acute pancreatitis. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 74-year...

Herniation of colon following transhiatal esophagectomy.

We report a 38-year-old man with intestinal obstruction following transhiatal esophagectomy for carcinoma esophagus; it occurred secondary to herniation of the transverse colon through the esophageal hiatus into the mediastinum. The patient is asymptomatic after reduction of the hernia and repair of the disphragmatic hernia.

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Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis