This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on Web of Science (5)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Detection by Endoscopy

William A. Hartong, MD; Richard M. Skibba, MD; Norton J. Greenberger, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1976;136(11):1287-1289.

Abstract
A pseudocystogastrostomy complicating the course of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis was detected by upper endoscopy. Aspiration of the cyst contents during endoscopy showed greatly elevated amylase values confirming the diagnosis. Peritoneal lavage therapy was used in the acute phase of the patient's illness with dramatic clearing of the peritoneal fluid, reduction of ascitic fluid amylase values, and subjective clinical improvement.

(Arch Intern Med 136:1287-1289, 1976)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.

Footnotes
Received for publication July 3, 1975; accepted Jan 21, 1976.

Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Box 689, Kansas City, KS 66103 (Dr Greenberger).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?