Alcoholic pancreatitis and midgut malrotation
Background: A 47-year-old male patient was referred to the hospital with severe epigastric pain for 2 days, starting after the celebration of Queen’s Day. A chronic intermittent high alcohol intake was suspected. The patient had experienced several similar episodes of pain in the past year. Besides...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/305 |
| Summary: | Background: A 47-year-old male patient was referred to the hospital with severe epigastric pain for 2 days, starting after the celebration of Queen’s Day. A chronic intermittent high alcohol intake was suspected. The patient had experienced several similar episodes of pain in the past year. Besides an increased serum amylase and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) there were no other significant abnormalities on clinical and chemical examinations. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) was performed, which showed a slightly enlarged pancreas |
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| ISSN: | 2514-8281 |