A Very Rare Case of Pancreatitis Due to Gastric Balloon

Mohamadreza Farzanehfar; Homeyra Ommati; Raheleh Jabini; Mahdi Zardadi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2019, , Pages 113-115

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2019.41917.1285

Abstract
  This study aimed to describe the case of a young woman presenting with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting three month after intragastric balloon placement. The patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on clinical findings, laboratory data, and imaging results. During endoscopy, the balloon ...  Read More

Prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

Seyed Mousalreza Hoseini; Abbas Esmaeelzadeh; Masoumeh Salari; Bita Dadpour; Khadijeh Yekta Roudi; Mohammad Yekta Roudi; Zahra Javid Arabshahi

Volume 1, Issue 3 , August 2014, , Pages 149-153

https://doi.org/10.17463/RCM.2014.03.010

Abstract
  Pancreatitis is the most common and important complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Several risk factors play a role in the formation and progression of pancreatitis. These risk factors may be related to the patient, procedure or operator. All of these risk factors should ...  Read More