A Case of Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis Whose Etiology was Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasonography.
- Author:
Sung Hoon MOON
1
;
Myung Hwan KIM
;
Kyu pyo KIM
;
Hyeong Su KIM
;
Jin Woo SONG
;
Chul Ho HYUNG
;
Jin Tae PARK
;
Dong Hoon YANG
;
Gi Deog KIM
;
Yoon Seon LEE
;
Sang Soo LEE
;
Dong Wan SEO
;
Sung Koo LEE
;
Young Il MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. mhkim@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Recurrent pancreatitis;
Endoscopic ultrasonography;
Minilithiasis
- MeSH:
Biliary Tract;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic;
Endosonography*;
Female;
Gallbladder;
Gallstones;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pancreatitis*;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;27(4):258-262
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute recurrent pancreatitis results most commonly from gallstone disease. Although transabdominal ultrasound is a common procedure for evaluating biliary tract, it may not be effective in minilithiasis. We here report a case of acute recurrent pancreatitis, in which endoscopic ultrasonography revealed minilithiasis in the gallbladder with a review of the literature. A 57-year-old woman had suffered from idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis four times for the past 4 months. While transabdominal ultrasonography and abdominal computerized tomography revealed no evidence of bliary stones, but EUS exhibited minilithiasis in the gallbladder. After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, no further events of pancreatitis happened.
