Open AccessGastric Outlet Obstruction following Recurrent Pancreatitis Uncovers A Giant Parathyroid Adenoma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Brijesh Kumar Singh,
Toshib GA,
Yashwant Singh Rathore,
Shipra Agarwal,
Sunil Chumber,
Nishikant Damle
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the asean federation of endocrine societies
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2308-118X
pISSN - 0857-1074
DOI - 10.15605/jafes.037.01.11
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid adenoma , pancreatitis , abdominal pain , vomiting , acute pancreatitis , pancreatic pseudocyst , epigastric pain , surgery , hyperparathyroidism , radiology , general surgery
A 35-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, fever, projectile vomiting, and a diffuse tender epigastric mass. She was diagnosed to have acute persistent pancreatitis with a pancreatic pseudocyst. Elevated serum calcium levels provided an etiologic link between hypercalcemia and pancreatitis. On examination, a nodule was found in the left side of her neck which was later diagnosed as a giant left inferior parathyroid adenoma. This report highlights the critical analysis of history, examination, and investigations to reach an ultimate diagnosis. Pseudocyst drainage and parathyroidectomy resolved her symptoms.