Acute pancreatitis in a patient with familial benign hypercalcaemia.
A patient with familial benign hypercalcaemia (FBH) who developed relapsing pancreatitis is presented. She underwent distal partial pancreas resection with surgical removal of pancreatic duct stones, and a pancreaticojejunostomy. No further causes for the pancreatitis were found. The present case is remarkable since it is an example of the occurrence of pancreatitis in a previously known patient with hypercalcaemia, and it underlines the severity of the pancreatitis when it occurs in this syndrome.
Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital, Groningen, Netherlands.
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van Haeften
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Hoogenberg
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van Essen
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*