Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Caused by Iatrogenic Hypercalcemia.
10.15279/kpba.2016.21.3.150
- Author:
Eun Hye OH
1
;
Tae Jun SONG
;
Kwangwoo NAM
;
Do Hyun PARK
;
Sang Soo LEE
;
Dong Wan SEO
;
Sung Koo LEE
;
Myung Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatitis;
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis;
Hypercalcemia;
Calcium compounds
- MeSH:
Alcohol Drinking;
Calcium Compounds;
Cholecystitis, Acute;
Gallstones;
Humans;
Hypercalcemia*;
Necrosis;
Pancreatitis;
Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing*
- From:Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
2016;21(3):150-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Gallstones and alcohol consumption are well-known causes of acute pancreatitis, which usually follows a mild and self-limited course. Although extremely rare, hypercalcemia is a possible cause of acute pancreatitis. There are only few reported cases, all of which were mild and self-limited. Here we report a patient with iatrogenic hypercalcemia-induced necrotizing pancreatitis that progressed to serious adverse events such as biliary obstruction, peripancreatic fluid collection with walled-off necrosis, and acute cholecystitis. The patient was successfully treated with appropriate endoscopic and radiologic interventions, and recovered well.
