Korean J Gastroenterol.  2012 Oct;60(4):267-269. 10.4166/kjg.2012.60.4.267.

Acute Pancreatitis Caused by Acupuncture Therapy

• Hwang JH

• KMID: 1775813
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2012.60.4.267

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acupuncture Therapy/*adverse effects
Acute Disease
Amylases/blood
Humans
Lipase/blood
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatitis/*diagnosis/etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Initial outside abdominal CT scan showed ill-defined low attenuated lesion in the pancreatic body.

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  Fig. 2 Abdominal CT scan was checked again 4 days later. Peripancreatic infiltration was worse than before.

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  Fig. 3 Follow-up CT scan was taken 3 weeks later. About 2 cm sized mutilocular cystic lesion was noticed in the pancreatic body.

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  Fig. 4 Follow-up CT scan was taken 3 months later. Pancreatic pseudocyst disappeared.

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