Acute pancreatitis due to a metallic foreign body

We report a case of acute pancreatitis caused by a metallic foreign body located in the pancreatic head in a 38-Year-old woman. Only 15 cases of acute pancreatitis due to foreign bodies, metallic in five cases, have been published to date. In our case, diagnosis was established by the computed tomog...

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Published in:Gastroentérologie clinique et biologique 2004-03, Vol.28 (3), p.299
Main Authors: Rezgui-Marhoul, Lamia, Saïd, Wassim, Askri, Anis, Douira, Wiem, Dali, Nadida, Dridi, Lassaad, Hendaoui, Lotfi
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Female
Foreign-Body Reaction - pathology
Humans
Metals
Pancreatitis - etiology
Pancreatitis - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report a case of acute pancreatitis caused by a metallic foreign body located in the pancreatic head in a 38-Year-old woman. Only 15 cases of acute pancreatitis due to foreign bodies, metallic in five cases, have been published to date. In our case, diagnosis was established by the computed tomography scan. The patient declined surgery.
ISSN:0399-8320