title: Acute pancreatitis complicating anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
abstract: Postoperative pancreatitis may occur following surgery in regions remote from the pancreas and the biliary tree. Though uncommon, it carries a high mortality rate. Pancreatitis complicating spinal surgery is extremely rare. This report describes a case of acute pancreatitis following an anterior lumbar interbody fusion and discusses the possible mechanisms of pancreatic cellular injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07013, USA. vrajaraman@sprintmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajaraman
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Heary
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Livingston
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome