SPONTANEOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF LIMY BILE - A CAUSE OF ACUTE-PANCREATITIS

Authors
LEVY I LANTSBERG L KHODA J
Citation
I. Levy et al., SPONTANEOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF LIMY BILE - A CAUSE OF ACUTE-PANCREATITIS, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 18(3), 1994, pp. 220-221
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
220 - 221
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1994)18:3<220:SDOLB->2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The spontaneous disappearance of limy bile from the gallbladder causin g transient obstructive jaundice and acute pancreatitis is extremely r are. Only five cases causing obstructive jaundice alone have so far be en reported. We report a patient with obstructive jaundice and acute p ancreatitis in whom the initial abdominal film showed limy bile in the gallbladder, which subsequently disappeared in the following abdomina l films.