PMID: 20646559Jul 22, 2010Paper

Analysis of contrast medium induced pancreatitis

Zhonghua yi xue za zhi
Li-xin WangYu-qi Wang

Abstract

To report the contrast medium induced pancreatitis after angiography or endovascular therapy, analyze the possible cause of this complication, the treatment specialty and the prognosis. The patients suffered from contrast medium induced pancreatitis after angiography or endovascular therapy during last 10 years were retrospectively analyzed. The patients' comorbidity, the onset time of the pancreatitis, the specialty of the pancreatitis, the treatment method and the prognosis were documented. The relative literature was retrieved and reviewed. The clinical data was compared with the relative literature and analyzed. Three cases of contrast medium induced pancreatitis were documented. One case was a young man, received angiography because of renal artery stenosis. He was suffered from moderate abdominal pain 2 hours after the procedure. Pancreatitis of edema type was confirmed by CT scan. He recovered thoroughly after the medical treatment. One case was an old man, underwent angiography for renal artery stenosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was suffered from acute abdominal pain during the procedure. The CT scan revealed as edema pancreatitis. He died from cardiac infarction during the treatment. The last case was an old fe...Continue Reading

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