Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE OUTLINE: A 44-year-old previously fit woman presented with sudden onset of epigastric pain. Clinical and laboratory findings were consistent with acute pancreatitis. Abdominal ultrasound scan demonstrated a mature 6-cm cyst in the tail of pancreas and no findings suggestive of cholelithiasis. These findings were confirmed by a CT scan, which also demonstrated splenic infarction and evidence of recent haemorrhage into the cyst. The patient's abdominal pain persisted after amylase levels returned to normal. RESULTS: DISCUSSION:
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Authors | C P Fischer, I Pope, O J Garden |
Journal | HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
(HPB (Oxford))
Vol. 3
Issue 4
Pg. 271-3
( 2001)
ISSN: 1365-182X [Print] England |
PMID | 18333030
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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