| Chronic pancreatitis: a sequela of acute fatty liver of pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 18234648 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Chronic pancreatitis following acute fatty liver of pregnancy is rarely reported. METHODS: We treated a 34-year-old woman who developed acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) after delivery by caesarean section at 32 weeks of gestation. AFLP was complicated by acute pancreatitis and multiple organ failure. The management of the disease was primarily supportive. She recovered from acute fulminant liver failure and multi-organ failure, apart from the development of symptomatic chronic pancreatitis thereafter. RESULTS: Investigations failed to identify any other causes of chronic pancreatitis. The patient responded very well to pancreatic enzyme supplement for the treatment of steatorrhoea. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first report of chronic pancreatitis as a consequence of multi-organ dysfunction caused by AFLP. |
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Authors:
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Wichian Apiratpracha; Eric M Yoshida; Charles H Scudamore; Scudamore H Charles; Alan A Weiss; Michael F Byrne |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT Volume: 7 ISSN: 1499-3872 ISO Abbreviation: HBPD INT Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-01-31 Completed Date: 2008-05-22 Revised Date: 2008-06-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101151457 Medline TA: Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 101-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
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Acute Disease Adult Fatty Liver / complications* Female Humans Liver Failure, Acute / complications* Multiple Organ Failure / complications* Pancreatitis, Chronic / etiology*, radiography Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications* Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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Erratum In:
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Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2008 Apr;7(2):220 Note: Charles, Scudamore H [corrected to Scudamore, Charles H] |
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