title: Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis.
abstract: While an uncommon occurrence, it is possible for patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis to develop colonic ileus, obstruction, or perforation. By extension, it is also possible to develop a small bowel obstruction following an episode of acute pancreatitis. Here, we present the case of a 44-year-old male, who after repeated attacks of acute pancreatitis, came to the emergency department with continuous, non-bloody vomiting. This patient also complained of both left upper quadrant and epigastric pain, and was subsequently diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction involving the proximal jejunum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Tagore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sunkara
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Denzil
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.affiliation: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Megan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Caughey
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, 4422 Third Ave., Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
authors.forename: Vinaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gaduputi
keywords: Bowel obstruction; Colon obstruction; Ileus; Pancreatitis