[Acute pancreatitis after bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome].
Two cases of acute necrotizing pancreatitis after bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy were observed in patients with an ectopic ACTH syndrome. Two reasons may be suspected: the difficulty of dissection in such patients and the specific morbidity in relation to hypercorticism.
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Service de chirurgie générale et endocrinienne, hôpital général, 3, rue du Faubourg-Raines, 21033 Dijon, France.
Peix
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Peschaud
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Goudet
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D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology