Acute Pancreatitis after Kidney Transplantation
Joint Authors
Alibegovic, Ervin
Salkic, Nermin N.
Tabakovic, Mithat
Bosnjic, Jasmina
Source
Case Reports in Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute pancreatitis is a rare but life-threatening complication in patients with transplanted kidney.
The incidence of acute pancreatitis after kidney transplantation ranges from 2% to 7%, with mortality rate between 50 and 100%.
We report a case of a female patient aged 46 years, developing an interstitial acute pancreatitis 8 years following a renal transplantation.
The specific aethiological factor was not clearly established, although possibility of biliary pancreatitis with spontaneous stone elimination and/or medication-induced pancreatitis remains the strongest.
Every patient after renal transplantation with an acute onset of abdominal pain should be promptly evaluated for presence of pancreatitis with a careful application of the most appropriate diagnostic procedure for each individual patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tabakovic, Mithat& Salkic, Nermin N.& Bosnjic, Jasmina& Alibegovic, Ervin. 2012. Acute Pancreatitis after Kidney Transplantation. Case Reports in Transplantation،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tabakovic, Mithat…[et al.]. Acute Pancreatitis after Kidney Transplantation. Case Reports in Transplantation No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tabakovic, Mithat& Salkic, Nermin N.& Bosnjic, Jasmina& Alibegovic, Ervin. Acute Pancreatitis after Kidney Transplantation. Case Reports in Transplantation. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497222
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497222