introduction and aims: noscapine has been recently known as an antagonist of bradykinin, and in this study its effect on the animal model of acute pancreatitis has been evaluated. materials and methods: 49 male wistar rats have been evaluated in five experimental and four control groups. common bile duct has been ligated by means of surgery to induce acute pancreatitis in rats. the resulted inf...

acute  pancreatitis (ap) is a common clinical  disease  caused mainly by gallstone impacting  the distal common bile-pancreatic duct and alcohol abuse, but other potential causes as  endoscopic  retrograde cholangiopancreatography  (ercp),  intra duct papillary mucinous tumor and hypercalcemia are claimed .  the incidence of ap has been increasing in recent years . accordingly, ap is a multifac...

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...

Inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma is said to be pancreatitis. It can be acute, presenting as emergency with short history or chronic as a continuation of acute with a long history. Autodigestion is responsible for pancreatitis on background of premature activation of pancreatic enzymes within the pancreas. Acute Pancreatitis is acute inflammation of the pancrease which can be mild to modera...

background: eosinophilic gastroenteritis (eg) is rare and is characterized by recurrent eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract and chronic diarrhea. in this report we present a case of eg with acute pancreatitis and deep vein thrombosis (dvt). case presentation: a 30 years old male was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of epigastric pain, vomitting and swelling of hi...

one of the most important and serious disorders of gastrointestinal tract is acute pancreatitis which in severe form is associated with high mortality rate particularly in the presence of systemic inflammatory response and multiple organ failure. apoptosis linked to oxidative stress has been shown in the pancreas of the patients with acute pancreatitis. lithium, one of the most effective drugs ...

Objective: Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial activities of Tribulus terrestris (T. terrestris) could be helpful in the treatment of acute pancreatitis; thus, this study was designed to investigate the effects of T. terrestris on cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice. Materials and Methods: Three doses (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) of T. terrestris hydro-alcoholic extr...

One should be cautious in using long term tetracyclines, thiazides or steroids during pregnancy.  In toxemic pregnant patients who are com­plaining of epigastric pains, pancreatitis should be ruled qu t. Two patients who developed pancreatitis during their pregnancy are introduced and the dilemma of diagnosing this process from other causes of acute abdomen are discussed. It is suggested not t...

conclusions termination of pregnancy was performed as it would save the patient’s life in either deteriorated acute severe pancreatitis or hellp. case presentation a 17-year-old female with 27 weeks of gestation presented mild acute pancreatitis. based on the criteria of persistent systemic inflammatory response syndrome (sirs) she subsequently developed severe pancreatitis. bilirubin 2.2 mg/dl...