Open AccessAcute pancreatitis Masquerading as acute appendicitis – A diagnostic dilemma
Author(s) -
Vijay P Agrawal,
Nitin Wasnik,
Krishnendu Ray,
Vinay Khatri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of biomedical and advance research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-0558
pISSN - 2229-3809
DOI - 10.7439/ijbar.v4i9.468
Subject(s) - acute pancreatitis , medicine , acute appendicitis , pancreatitis , general surgery , appendicitis , conservative management , intensive care medicine , surgery
We present a case of acute pancreatitis mimicking as acute appendicitis. There are very few cases in the literature suggesting acute pancreatitis leading to the development of ascities and features of acute appendicitis. The patient was initially diagnosed as complicated acute appendicitis but after thorough workup revealed acute pancreatitis and managed successfully by conservative management.