Features of diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pancreatitis with primary hyperparathyroidism

Aim: To identify a connection between acute and chronic pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism on the base of clinical cases. To consider the features of the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pancreatitis with primary hyperparathyroidism.

Materials and methods: Over the past 10 years, there have been observed 3 cases of pancreatitis with primary hyperparathyroidism. Two patients were diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis, one patient was diagnosed with acute destructive pancreatitis. Patients were undergoing surgery, parathyroidectomy was performed.

Results: Primary hyperparathyroidism is rarely associated with the occurrence of acute or chronic pancreatitis, but hypercalcemia plays an important role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. Pancreatitis usually occurs in the late stage of hyperparathyroidism, which explains the low prevalence of this association in developed countries, where primary hyperparathyroidism is diagnosed at an early stage of the disease.

Conclusion: These clinical cases of radical surgical treatment of parathyroid adenoma associated with severe concomitant pathology testifies to the effectiveness of the surgical method in some cases. It is necessary to take into account severe concomitant pathology and diagnose and correct it in time.

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