ABSTRACT
The case of acute alcoholic pancreatitis, complicated by internal pancreatic fistula is being reported. The general patients symptom in initial illness period was ascites in peritoneal cavity. Biochemical investigation of ascites has shown elevated activity of amylase and protein which is typical for pancreatic ascites. The late diagnosis of ascites cause (in 3rd week of the illness) and complications decreased efficacy of the treatment used (parenteral nutrition and somatostatin). Thus worse the course of the illness.
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Ascites/etiology , Pancreatic Fistula/complications , Pancreatitis, Alcoholic/complications , Acute Disease , Adult , Amylases/analysis , Ascitic Fluid/chemistry , Humans , Male , Pancreatitis, Alcoholic/diagnosis , Proteins/analysisSubject(s)
Cholelithiasis/epidemiology , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Poland/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The data obtained from the databank Ulcer showed that among 5813 patients with peptic ulcer 472 (8.11%) had concomitant liver diseases, and 540 (9.28%) had concomitant disease of the bile ducts. A detailed analysis of the data confirmed the presence of symptoms and signs known to occur in these diseases.
