title: Silent pancreatitis. Report of 4 cases of acute pancreatitis with atypical symptomatology.
abstract: Four cases are presented in which the first clinical evidence of acute pancreatitis was the development of a late complication-pleural effusion, abscess formation or jaundice. The designation "silent pancreatitis" is proposed for acute or relapsing acute pancreatitis without initial abdominal symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology