title: Acute idiopathic pancreatitis in pregnancy: a case study.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis during pregnancy is a rare event, and can be associated with high maternal mortality and fetal loss. Gallstone disease is thought to be the most common causative factor of acute pancreatitis, but, in many cases, the cause remains unclear. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman at 35 wk of gestation, who presented with severe pain confined to the upper abdomen and radiating to the back. The patient was diagnosed with acute idiopathic pancreatitis, which was managed conservatively; she recovered within several days and then delivered a healthy baby. Therefore it is important to consider acute pancreatitis when a pregnant woman presents with upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting in order to improve fetal and maternal outcomes for patients with acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Wook
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Cheol Yoon
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
authors.forename: Il Soon
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Whang
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Idiopathic; Idiopathic acute pancreatitis; Pancreatitis in pregnancy; Pregnancy