title: Acute retinopathy following pancreatic head resection for chronic pancreatitis: a rare, severe complication.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic pancreatitis is a pancreatic disorder affecting endocrine and exocrine pancreatic functions with a variety of mainly abdominal symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the rare complication of acute retinopathy with visual loss following pancreatic head resection due to chronic pancreatitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute retinal dysfunction is a rare severe complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. Early recognition and therapy are of utmost importance in restoring normal visual acuity and avoiding irreversible damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. thilo_hackert@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Thilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hackert
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hartwig
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Friess
authors.forename: Markus Wolfgang
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Büchler
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery*; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity