Acute pancreatitis after bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome.

Authors
Cougard, P Peix, JL Peschaud, F Goudet, P
Citation
P. Cougard et al., Acute pancreatitis after bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome., ANN CHIR, 126(4), 2001, pp. 336-338
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALES DE CHIRURGIE
ISSN journal
00033944 → ACNP
Volume
126
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
336 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-3944(200105)126:4<336:APABLA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Two cases of acute necrotizing pancreatitis after bilateral laparoscopic ad renalectomy were observed in patients with an ectopic ACTH syndrome. Two re asons may be suspected: the difficulty of dissection in such patients and t he specific morbidity in relation to hypercorticism. (C) 2001 Editions scie ntifiques et medicates Elsevier SAS.