Primary hyperparathyroidism as a cause of Idiopathic acute pancreatitis A CASE REPORT
Abstract
bACKGROUNDThe occurrence of acute
pancreatitis is raising everyday. management
poses a great challenge when the
cause is obscure.primary hyperparathyroidism
is never routinely included as a
cause of acute pancreatitis. AIM Based
on a case report.patients with acute pancreatitis
on a background of hypercalcemia,
have to be evaluated for primary hyper
parathyroidism and to find the minimal
investigations required,based on review
of literature. OBJECTIVES To include
primary hyperparathyroidism ,as a
cause of idiopathic acute pancreatitis
with hypercalcemia and initiate surgical
treatment based on the positive results.
CONCLUSION Early detection of unknown
cause of acute pancreatitis can
be done by few investigations.
parathyroid harmone levels
,ultrasound neck and sestamibi
scan.which should be done routinely in a
case of idiopathic acute pancreatitis with
an unknown etiology.
Keyword :idiopathic pancreatitis, hypercalcemia,
hyperparathyroidism
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