title: [Sigmoid stenosis as a complication of severe acute pancreatitis].
abstract: We report a case of severe acute pancreatitis, of biliary etiology, complicated with a pancreatic pseudocyst and colonic stenosis localized in the sigmoid, that we interpret as secondary to the lesion produced by pancreatic enzymes spread. The treatment was surgical. Possible colonic complications in the context of an acute pancreatitis and their possible etiopathogenic mechanisms are commented. The incidence of these complications is rare and much more so the stenosis localized in the sigmoid colon.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Argüello
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carbonell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery