ABSTRACT
Abdominal pain is the most frequent symptom of chronic pancreatitis and may, on occasions, lead to great treatment problems. The case of a 56-years-old patient with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis calcifying who showed intracanalicular lithiasis is reported. Treatment with endoscopy and extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was successful.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Endoscopy , Lithiasis/therapy , Lithotripsy , Pancreatitis/therapy , Chronic Disease , PancreasABSTRACT
Abdominal pain is the most frequent symptom of chronic pancreatitis and may, on occasions, lead to great treatment problems. The case of a 56-years-old patient with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis calcifying who showed intracanalicular lithiasis is reported. Treatment with endoscopy and extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was successful. (Au)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Pancreatitis/therapy , Lithotripsy , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Lithiasis/therapy , Endoscopy , Chronic Disease , Pancreas/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Abdominal pain is the most frequent symptom of chronic pancreatitis and may, on occasions, lead to great treatment problems. The case of a 56-years-old patient with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis calcifying who showed intracanalicular lithiasis is reported. Treatment with endoscopy and extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was successful.
Subject(s)
Abdominal Pain/therapy , Endoscopy, Digestive System , Lithiasis/therapy , Lithotripsy , Pancreatitis/complications , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Chronic Disease , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pancreas/diagnostic imaging , RadiographyABSTRACT
Abdominal pain is the most frequent symptom of chronic pancreatitis and may, on occasions, lead to great treatment problems. The case of a 56-years-old patient with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis calcifying who showed intracanalicular lithiasis is reported. Treatment with endoscopy and extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was successful.