[Treatment of pain in chronic calcifying pancreatitis with endoscopy and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. A case report].
Abdominal pain is the most frequent symptom of chronic pancreatitis and may, on occasions, lead to great treatment problems. The case of a 56-years-old patient with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis calcifying who showed intracanalicular lithiasis is reported. Treatment with endoscopy and extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was successful.
Arguto
J
J
Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Ramos Mejía, Argentina.
Chopita
N
N
Cirilo
E
E
Clavier
M
M
Piegari
A
A
Cremer
M
M
Vandermeeren
A
A
Jagodzinski
R
R
Solanas
S
S
Dumonceau
J M
JM
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography