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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 11:7:25-7.
doi: 10.4137/CCRep.S13079. eCollection 2014.

Acute pancreatitis secondary to an incarcerated paraoesophageal hernia: a rare cause for a common problem

Kathryn Boyce  1 , William Campbell  1 , Mark Taylor  1
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Acute pancreatitis secondary to an incarcerated paraoesophageal hernia: a rare cause for a common problem

Kathryn Boyce et al. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. .

Abstract

This is a rare case report of acute pancreatitis secondary to a massive incarcerated paraoesophageal hernia. The pathogenesis resulted from obstruction of the distal pancreatic duct after displacement of the pancreatic head and body into the thorax as part of a Type IV paraoesophageal hernia. Although this condition is rare, the patient made steady progress following laparotomy and open repair of hernia. She made a good recovery after prompt therapy, therefore, this report can be a guide to the diagnosis and treatment of similar conditions.

Keywords: pancreatitis; paraoesophageal hernia; surgery.

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