title: Case report: milk-alkali syndrome and pancreatitis.
abstract: The relation between hypercalcemia and pancreatitis, first described in patients with hyperparathyroidism, is controversial. Other causes of hypercalcemia also have been associated with pancreatitis. In this report, the authors describe a patient with pancreatitis and the milk-alkali syndrome who had the classic triad of hypercalcemia, alkalosis, and renal insufficiency. The authors also review the literature for all the reported cases of pancreatitis associated with hypercalcemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alabama, Birmingham Medical Center 35294-0007.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brandwein
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sigman
mesh_terms: D000471:Alkalosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications