Nesheiwat Z. et al., 2020: Obstructing Pancreatic Ductal Calculus: A Case Report and Literature Review

Nesheiwat Z, Sheikh T, Patel D, Burmeister C, Balla M.
Cardiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, USA.
Internal Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, USA.
Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, USA.
Internal Medicine, Promedical Toledo Hospital, Toledo, USA.

Abstract

Pancreatic calculi are typically a sequela of chronic pancreatitis. Here, we present a patient who was found to have an obstructing one-centimeter pancreatic calculus secondary to recurrent gallstone pancreatitis. Recent retrospective studies have focused on the optimal treatment of large pancreatic calculi that were defined as greater than five millimeters. But most studies fail to comment on much larger stone as in this case report. Further guidelines and investigation need to be done aiming toward the optimal treatment of relatively large pancreatic stones.
Cureus. 2020 Apr 18;12(4):e7730. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7730. PMID: 32432008. FREE ARTICLE