Pancreatitis with an unusual fatal complication following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography: a case report
2008
Fatal Complication After ERCP: A Case Report
Sample size: 1
publication
Evidence: low
Author Information
Author(s): Kanen Boris, Loffeld Ruud JLF
Primary Institution: Department of Internal Medicine, Zaans Medisch Centrum, Zaandam, The Netherlands
Conclusion
Fat embolism can occur after the remission of pancreatitis and pancreatic necrosis may be overlooked on contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanning.
Supporting Evidence
- The patient developed pancreatitis after an ERCP procedure.
- Post-mortem examination revealed massive intrapulmonary fat embolism.
- Fat embolism is a rare complication that can occur after pancreatitis.
Takeaway
A woman got very sick after a procedure to remove stones from her bile duct, and doctors found that fat had blocked her lungs, which is very rare.
Methodology
Case report detailing the clinical course and post-mortem findings of a patient who developed pancreatitis and subsequent fat embolism after ERCP.
Limitations
The case report is based on a single patient, limiting generalizability.
Participant Demographics
55-year-old woman
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