Open AccessAcute pancreatitis in pregnancy: A treatment paradigm based on our hospital experience
Author(s) -
Sunil Kumar Juneja,
Shweta Gupta,
Satpal Singh Virk,
Pooja Tandon,
Vidushi Bindal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.117090
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , pregnancy , pancreatitis , cholecystectomy , hypertriglyceridemia , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , disease , obstetrics , population , abdomen , surgery , general surgery , genetics , environmental health , triglyceride , cholesterol , biology
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare event in pregnancy, occurring in approximately 3 in 10 000 pregnancies. The spectrum of AP in pregnancy ranges from mild pancreatitis to serious pancreatitis associated with necrosis, abscesses, pseudocysts, and multiple organ dysfunction syndromes. As in any other disease associated with pregnancy, AP is associated with greater concerns as it deals with two lives rather than just one as in the nonpregnant population. AP is most often associated with gall stone disease or hypertriglyceridemia.