Hypercalcemia induced pancreatitis as a rare presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism

V Desmedt; S Desmedt; E D'heygere; G Vereecke; W Van Moerkercke

doi:10.51821/84.2.367

Hypercalcemia induced pancreatitis as a rare presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2021 Apr-Jun;84(2):367-370. doi: 10.51821/84.2.367.

Authors

V Desmedt^#¹, S Desmedt^#¹, E D'heygere², G Vereecke³, W Van Moerkercke^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Groeninge, President Kennedylaan 4, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, AZ Groeninge, President Kennedylaan 4, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
³ Department of Endocrinology, AZ Groeninge, President Kennedylaan 4, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 34217190
DOI: 10.51821/84.2.367

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory process of the pancreas. It is a relatively common cause of acute upper abdominal pain and is potentially associated with high morbidity and mortality. Underlying hypercalcemia as a cause of AP is very rare. We present a case of a hypercalcemia-induced acute pancreatitis with an underlying parathyroid adenoma in an 81-year-old woman with no previous symptoms of hypercalcemia. The parathyroid adenoma was semi-urgently surgically resected with normalization of calcium-levels. This case report summarizes the causes of acute pancreatitis and hypercalcemia and its management.

Keywords: Pancreatitis; hypercalcemia; hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid adenoma; parathyroidectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adenoma*
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Hypercalcemia*
Hyperparathyroidism, Primary*
Pancreatitis*