Pancreatitis post-bone marrow transplantation.
Pancreatitis has been reported as a rare complication after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). This paper reports a series of three cases of pancreatitis post-BMT and reviews the literature. Pancreatitis occurred in three of 68 (4.4%) of BMT cases in our transplant program. The etiology of such cases is multifactorial and includes drugs, graft-versus-host disease, infection, cholecystitis, and the lipid in total parenteral nutrition. Pancreatitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain post-BMT. The development of a pancreatic pseudocyst in an immunocompromised host may require surgical drainage since infected pseudocysts are not drained adequately by radiologically guided techniques.
Shore
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Manitoba Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, Canada.
Bow
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Greenberg
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Persad
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Patterson
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Rubinger
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Schroeder
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D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*