Case Series of Pancreatitis with Uncommon Presentations.

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis

پانکراتیت مزمن ایدیوپاتیک و درمان جراحی آن: معرفی سه بیمار

Background: Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive fibrosis of the pancreas that leads to loss of endocrine and exocrine function of pancreas. The most common symptom is intractable pain. Which adversely effects quality of life, remains the most common indication for surgery in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Case report: Three patients underwent operations for chronic pancreatitis at the ...

Acute pancreatitis in immunocompromised patients: beware of varicella zoster virus primo‐infection

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) primo-infection can be severe in the elderly and in immunocompromised patients. Atypical presentations are not uncommon and may mislead the diagnosis and delay adequate treatment. Valacyclovir prophylaxis should be systematically proposed in immunocompromised patients.

Acute abdomen due to acute pancreatitis--a rare presentation of leptospirosis.

Even though, Leptospiral infection is not uncommon, it can have different rare presentations. Acute pancreatitis is one such rare gastrointestinal manifestation of acute pancreatitis. Apart from the typical clinical features; elevated serum lipase or elastase-1, along with radiological evidence and positive leptospiral serology confirms this rare association.

MDCT in Diagnosis of Uncommon Fistulous Complications of Severe Pancreatitis-Pictorial Essay

Fistulous complication of pancreatitis is a surgical emergency with varied clinical presentations. Early diagnosis is very important to minimize morbidity whereas delayed or missed diagnosis can cause life threatening consequences. Multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) with and without intravenous contrast is an accurate and reliable imaging modality allowing prompt diagnosis and management...