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

  • Superficial peroneal nerve
  • peroneal nerve
  • anatomic variation
  • lateral malleolar fractures
  • iatrogenic nerve injuries
  • Greece