[Acute pancreatitis caused by foreign bodies. 2 cases].
We report the cases of two patients with acute pancreatitis caused by the insertion of foreign bodies in the ampulla of Vater: vegetal residues in the first case and beltbuckle in the second case. The acute pancreatitis was revealed by severe epigastric pain, jaundice and a serum amylase increase to more than 9 times the upper limit of normal level. The presence of foreign bodies was detected by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and pancreatography in the first case and by abdominal X-ray examination in the second case. Extraction of vegetal residues was performed by endoscopic route whereas that of the beltbuckle required surgery. From these 2 cases and 8 others previously reported cases, the clinical features and course of acute pancreatitis caused by foreign bodies have been analysed.
Perney
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Service des Maladies de l'Appareil digestif, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier.
David
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Gislon
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Abitbol
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Larrey
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Michel
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003020:Clothing; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010944:Plants
Pancréatite aiguë à corps étrangers. 2 observations.