Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory process with multiple etiologies, dominated by biliary lithiasis and alcohol consumption. Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) with subsequent hypercalcemia as a cause of acute pancreatitis is very rare and frequently overlooked and serum calcium level plays a key role in the pathogenesis. Here we present a case of 53 years old female with hypercalcemic acute pancreatitis resulted from primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a left parathyroid adenoma.

Keywords: acute pancreatitis, hypercalcemia, primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroid adenoma, Morocco

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Rizkou, J., Aouroud, H., Handa, A., & Krati, K. (2022). Hypercalcemic Pancreatitis: A Rare Type of Acute Pancreatitis Caused by a Parathyroid Adenoma. International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, 7(11), 683–685. https://doi.org/10.23958/ijirms/vol07-i11/1545

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