Acute large bowel obstruction complicating acute pancreatitis |
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| Authors: | D A Hudson J D de Beer |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa. |
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| Abstract: | We have reported a rare case of acute large bowel obstruction complicating acute pancreatitis. The diagnosis of pancreatitis is often initially not considered in such patients, and is established only at laparotomy. The splenic flexure is the most common site of large bowel involvement. A proximal defunctioning colostomy is the preferred primary management. |
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