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.
Department of General Surgery, East Sussex NHS Trust, BN20 2UD, UK. ladj@btinternet.com
A D
AD
James
H J
HJ
Anderson
R
R
Edwards
A J
AJ
Sandison
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