Unexpected fetal demise despite the reactive nonstress test during the conservative management of acute pancreatitis in pregnancy

Highlights • Dealing with acute pancreatitis in pregnancy is a challenging problem. • Even in the presence of reassuring NST and biophysical profile assessment, an unpredictable fetal loss can occur during the medical management of the pregnancies complicated with mild acute pancreatitis. • Acute pa...

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Published in:International journal of surgery case reports 2014-01, Vol.5 (12), p.1047-1049
Main Authors: Avsar, Ayse Filiz, Yildirim, Melahat, Cinkaya, Aysegul
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acute pancreatitis
Pregnancy complication
Surgery
Unexpected fetal demise
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Summary:Highlights • Dealing with acute pancreatitis in pregnancy is a challenging problem. • Even in the presence of reassuring NST and biophysical profile assessment, an unpredictable fetal loss can occur during the medical management of the pregnancies complicated with mild acute pancreatitis. • Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a potentially life threatening inflammatory condition of the pancreas with a high mortality and morbidity rates. • We report a complicated case of mild acute pancreatitis induced by gallbladder sludge in a pregnant woman whose pregnancy ended up with unexpected fetal demise at 34 weeks of her gestation.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.075