Pancreatitis in primary hyperparathyroidism
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2003
Abstract
The cause and effect relationship between acute pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) still evokes controversy. Our paper reviews the debate in the medical literature. In this controversy we add a case of a 49-year old non-alcoholic man presenting with recurrent attacks of acute pancreatitis. His raised serum calcium was realized rather late. Eventually, high intact parathyroid hormone levels led to open neck exploration and finding of a solitary parathyroid adenoma. Post-surgery, serum calcium returned to normal and abdominal symptoms disappeared. The case report and the accompanying literature review support our belief, that acute pancreatitis is one of the symptoms of pHPT often caused by a parathyroid adenoma and curable by its excision.
Keywords
Hyperparathyroidism/surgery, Male
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume
58
Issue
4
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association
Additional Information
Department of Surgery, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur