Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: Investigations failed to identify any other causes of chronic pancreatitis. The patient responded very well to pancreatic enzyme supplement for the treatment of steatorrhoea. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first report of chronic pancreatitis as a consequence of multi-organ dysfunction caused by AFLP.
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Authors | Wichian Apiratpracha, Eric M Yoshida, Charles H Scudamore, Scudamore H Charles, Alan A Weiss, Michael F Byrne |
Journal | Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT
(Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int)
Vol. 7
Issue 1
Pg. 101-4
(Feb 2008)
ISSN: 1499-3872 [Print] Singapore |
PMID | 18234648
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Adult
- Fatty Liver
(complications)
- Female
- Humans
- Liver Failure, Acute
(complications)
- Multiple Organ Failure
(complications)
- Pancreatitis, Chronic
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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