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Nayeri Reyes-Saavedra

Hospital Español de Mexico, Mexico

Presentation Title:

Acute pancreatitis associated with primary hyperparathyroidism

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is the most common gastrointestinal disease in hospital admissions. The predominant causes are: gallstones (40%), prolonged alcohol consumption (30%) and hypertriglyceridemia (2-5%). Other less frequent causes are related to drugs, trauma, ischemia, infections, autoimmune diseases, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and hypercalcemia. We present the case of a 54-year-old patient with acute pancreatitis associated to goiter, bilateral renal lithiasis, and hypercalcemia with no important pathological history for the current disease. Therefore, a study protocol was performed as a reason for acute pancreatitis, finding primary hyperparathyroidism due to a parathyroid adenoma as cause of the acute disease. In this case, definitive surgery avoided acute complications, and could prevent disability and chronic or recurrent pancreatitis readmissions, that could lead the patient even to death. 

Biography

Nayeri Reyes has completed his studies in Medicine at the age of 25 years from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She is now resident of 4th year of Gastroenterology at Hospital Español de México in Mexico City where she lives. She has worked as a teacher of Endocrinology at her University “Escuela de Medicina Intermédica” and now continue her studies in the Gastroenterology specialty. She has published as first author in the Saudi Medical Journal and Medicina Interna de México.