Acute pancreatitis in a patient with familial benign hypercalcaemia

Neth J Med. 1994 Sep;45(3):110-3.

Abstract

A patient with familial benign hypercalcaemia (FBH) who developed relapsing pancreatitis is presented. She underwent distal partial pancreas resection with surgical removal of pancreatic duct stones, and a pancreaticojejunostomy. No further causes for the pancreatitis were found. The present case is remarkable since it is an example of the occurrence of pancreatitis in a previously known patient with hypercalcaemia, and it underlines the severity of the pancreatitis when it occurs in this syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Family
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia / complications*
  • Pancreatitis / etiology*