Indomethacin-induced pancreatitis. A second case report.

نویسندگان

  • Wassim Mahjoub
  • Slim Jarboui
  • Mounir Ben Moussa
  • Mohamed Morched Abdesselem
  • Abdeljelil Zaouche
چکیده

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 discuss the modality of diagnosis and therapeutic consequences.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JOP : Journal of the pancreas

دوره 7 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006