Weng CH et al, 2013: Severe acute pancreatitis with abscess after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a rare complication
Weng CH, Ho PY, Tsai CC, Hsu JM, Chen M, Lin WR
Department of Urology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec.2 Chung-Shan N. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
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.
Urolithiasis. 2013 Apr;41(2):133-6. doi: 10.1007/s00240-012-0535-6. Epub 2012 Dec 23
PMID:23503874 [PubMed - in process]
Comments 1
In those four cases of acute pancreatitis shortly after ESWL described in the literature the cause-effect relationship between ESWL and pancreatitis is especially unclear in case of right sided ESWL. Idiopathic just as drug induced acute pancreatitis are known.
Peter Alken