Pancreatitis as a complication of endovascular aneurysm repair.
BACKGROUND
We report a case of acute pancreatitis complicating an endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR).


METHODS
A seventy three year old man underwent an EVAR and developed acute onset epigastric pain, followed by mottling of the upper abdominal wall. A raised amylase confirmed the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge this is the first report of this complication of EVAR.
James
A D
AD
Department of General Surgery, East Sussex NHS Trust, BN20 2UD, UK. ladj@btinternet.com
Anderson
H J
HJ
Edwards
R
R
Sandison
A J
AJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D000681:Amylases