A Case of Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis Whose Etiology was Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasonography / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 258-262, 2003.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-140626
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Biliary Tract
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Gallstones
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Ultrasonography
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Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
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Endosonography
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Gallbladder
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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