title: Acute pancreatitis due to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a rare complication.
abstract: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is considered the treatment of choice for most renal and upper ureteral stones. Although extensive data have documented its safety, serious complications have been reported in 1% of patients, including acute pancreatitis, perirenal hematoma, urosepsis, venous thrombosis, biliary obstruction, bowel perforation, lung injury, and rupture of aortic aneurysms. Here, we report a 41-year-old woman who underwent ESWL for a calculus at the right renal pelvis and immediately developed acute pancreatitis after the procedure. Although the possibility of post-ESWL acute pancreatitisis extremely low, physicians must be aware of this complication in emergency departments.
authors.affiliation: Izmir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Park Izmir Hastanesi, Yeni Girne Blv. 1825 Sk. No: 12 Karşıyaka, 35530 İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: dronderlimon@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Limon
authors.affiliation: Izmir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Park Izmir Hastanesi, Yeni Girne Blv. 1825 Sk. No: 12 Karşıyaka, 35530 İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: fundaugurkantar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Funda Ugur
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Kantar
authors.affiliation: Izmir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Medical Park Izmir Hastanesi, Yeni Girne Blv. 1825 Sk. No: 12 Karşıyaka, 35530 İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: erkan.sahin@izmir.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Izmir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Medical Park Izmir Hastanesi, Yeni Girne Blv. 1825 Sk. No: 12 Karşıyaka, 35530 İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: murat.arslan@izmir.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Izmir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Park Izmir Hastanesi, Yeni Girne Blv. 1825 Sk. No: 12 Karşıyaka, 35530 İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: asliaydinoglu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aslı Aydınoglu
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ugurhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D053039:Ureterolithiasis / Q000628:therapy*