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- Title
Severe acute pancreatitis with abscess after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a rare complication.
- Authors
Weng, Chu-Hao; Ho, Pei-Yin; Tsai, Chia-Chi; Hsu, Jong-Ming; Chen, Marcelo; Lin, Wun-Rong
- Abstract
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a widely accepted procedure for urolithiasis. However, the shock waves do not pass through the body without damage. Here, we reported a 57-year-old man who underwent ESWL four times before, and immediately developed acute pancreatitis and peritoneal abscess after ESWL for a right renal stone. Although the possibility of post-ESWL acute pancreatitis is extremely low, urologists must be aware of this vital complication.
- Subjects
PANCREATITIS; PANCREATIC diseases; EXTRACORPOREAL shock wave lithotripsy; URINARY calculi; EXTRACORPOREAL shock wave therapy
- Publication
Urolithiasis, 2013, Vol 41, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
2194-7228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00240-012-0535-6