Genetics in idiopathic pancreatitis and acute recurrent pancreatitis.

B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis symptoms in a child

Lymphoma which has a wide range of manifestations is the third malignancy in pediatrics. Nearly, 50% of patients have extranodal involvement. Pancreas can be affected secondarily more than primarily. A 10-year-old boy with recurrent abdominal pain in the epigastric region for six weeks was referred to Amirkola Childrenchr('39')s Hospital, affiliated to Babol University of medical sciences (nort...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic pancreatitis

Recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) is defined based on the occurrence of two or more episodes of acute pancreatitis. The initial evaluation fails to detect the cause of RAP in 10%-30% of patients, whose condition is classified as idiopathic RAP (IRAP). Idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP) is a diagnostic challenge for gastroenterologists. In view of associated morbidity and mortality, it is impo...

Endoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis

Determining the cause of acute pancreatitis is not usually difficult. Acute pancreatitis results most commonly from alcohol abuse or gallstone disease. These etiologies account for 60-80% of the cases. Medications, infection, metabolic, traumatic, toxins, hereditary, post-ERCP, postoperative, etc. are causative in about 10-20%. In these cases the relationship of the episode of pancreatitis to t...

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and bile duct microlithiasis in acute idiopathic pancreatitis.

Although there are numerous causes of acute panc-reatitis, an etiology cannot always be found. Two potential etiologies, microlithiasis and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, are discussed in this review. Gallbladder microlithiasis, missed on transcutaneous ultrasound, is reported as the cause of idiopathic acute pancreatitis in a wide frequency range of 6%-80%. The best diagnostic technique for ga...