Open AccessPregnancy Complicated by Concurrent Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Fabrin Birte,
Eldon Kim
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348609158404
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperparathyroidism , pancreatitis , pregnancy , acute pancreatitis , trilogy , surgery , parathyroid gland , general surgery , parathyroid hormone , calcium , art , genetics , literature , biology
A case is presented of pregnancy complicated by hyperparathyroidism and acute pancreatitis in a 32‐year‐old gravida II, primipara. the diagnosis of pancreatitis was made during surgery; postoperatively the patient was diagnosed as suffering from hyperparathyroidism, and an adenomatous parathyroid gland was removed. the four previously reported cases of this trilogy are mentioned, and the methods of diagnosis discussed.