Acute Pancreatitis Complicated by Sheehan's Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Da Sheng Liu; Li Liu; Feng Gan; Xian Lin WU; Gang YE

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Acute Pancreatitis Complicated by Sheehan's Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Author: Da Sheng LIU ¹ ; Li LIU ² ; Feng GAN ³ ; Xian Lin WU ⁴ ; Gang YE ⁵
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1. Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
2. Outpatient Department, Guangzhou 510632, China.
3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
4. Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Disease, Guangzhou 510632, China.
5. Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Publication Type:Review
MeSH: Acute Disease; Adult; Female; Hormone Replacement Therapy/methods*; Humans; Hypopituitarism/drug therapy*; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing/diagnostic imaging*; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods*
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2020;35(1):95-100
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: A 44-year-old woman was transferred to the ICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University for 2 days of persistent epigastric pain and 7 hours of unconsciousness. Her admission diagnosis was severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis (hypertriglyceridemia type) with multiple organ dysfunctions. The results of CT revealed a small area of necrotizing pancreatitis, which was not consistent with the severe clinical manifestations. Considering lack of hair and history of postpartum hemorrhage, hormone examination was carried out. According to the results of the examination, she was further diagnosed as Sheehan's syndrome and pituitary crisis. After hormone replacement therapy, her condition improved rapidly.