Heterotopic pancreatitis causing confusion in small bowel tumor.
Author(s) -
Julien Joskin,
N Bleus,
T. Couvreur,
Lambros Tsélikas,
M Milicević
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the belgian society of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1780-2393
DOI - 10.5334/jbr-btr.172
Subject(s) - confusion , pancreatitis , medicine , general surgery , gastroenterology , psychology , psychoanalysis
A 39-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for acute epigastric pain with nausea and vomiting. Physical examination was suggestive for acute abdomen without peritoneal irritation findings. Blood tests results were as follow: alanine aminotransferase (ALT): 87 U/L, aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 55 U/L, amylase: 135 U/L, lipase: 69 U/L, total bilirubin: 11,6 mg/l, creatinine: 9 mg/l, C-reactive protein (CRP): 108,4 mg/L, and white blood cells (WBC): 14640/mm3
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