Alcoholic pancreatitis and midgut malrotation

Authors

  • M A Barree Department of Radiology, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
  • L Spaargaren Department of Radiology
  • L F Crobach Department of Internal Medicine, Diaconessenhuis Leiden, The Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.305

Keywords:

Pancreatitis

Abstract

Background: A 47-year-old male patient was referred to the hospital with severe epigastric pain for 2 days, starting after the celebration of Queen’s Day. A chronic intermittent high alcohol intake was suspected. The patient had experienced several similar episodes of pain in the past year. Besides an increased serum amylase and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) there were no other significant abnormalities on clinical and chemical examinations. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) was performed, which showed a slightly enlarged pancreas

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2012-05-01

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