How the recurrence of biliary pancreatitis can be prevented? A case report and literature review.

Abstract

Diagnosis and treatment of recurrent acute pancreatitis remains a complex issue in clinical practice. Repeated episodes of pancreatitis are usually seen in a gland with a normal morphology during diagnosis, so it is believed that such a clinical entity is characterized by recurrent episodes of pancreatitis in the normal pancreas. The evaluation of patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis requires systematic identification or removal of correctable factors. In this study, we aimed to present a case of acute pancreatitis with six attacks in the light of the literature.

Keywords

• Pancreatitis,Recurrence,Cholecystectomy,Endoscopic sphincterotomy

Rekürren biliyer pankreatit nasıl önlenebilir? Olgu sunumu ve literatür derlemesi.

Öz

Rekürren akut pankreatit, klinik uygulamada hala kompleks bir tanı ve tedavi olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Pankreatitte tekrarlayan ataklar çoğunlukla teşhis sırasında normal bir morfoloji gösteren bir bezde görülür, bu yüzden böylesi bir klinik varlığın normal pankreasta tekrarlanan pankreatit ataklarıyla karakterize olduğuna inanılır. Rekürren akut pankreatitli hastaların değerlendirilmesi, düzeltilebilir faktörlerinin sistematik tanımlanması veya ortadan kaldırılmasını gerektirir. Bu çalışmada, altı kez atak ile başvuran akut pankreatit olgusunu literatür eşliğinde sunmayı amaçladık.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pankreatit,Rekürrens,Kolesistektomi,Endoskopik sfinkterotomi

Kaynakça

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