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Acute pancreatitis: a rare cause of acute abdomen in pregnancy

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Pancreatitis in pregnancy is rare and occurs in approximately 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 10,000 births. Acute pancreatitis rarely complicates pregnancy, can occur during any trimester but over half (52%) occur during the third trimester and rarely during post-partum period. A case of idiopathic pancreatitis in pregnancy has been reported. Pancreatitis often presents as an acute abdomen and can have lethal effect on the mother and the fetus.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. B. D. Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India

    Smiti Nanda, Anjali Gupta & Anjali Dora

  2. Department of Pathology, IHBAS, Delhi, India

    Anshu Gupta

  3. 1408/13, Opp. Model School, Civil Road, Rohtak, 124001, India

    Anjali Gupta

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Nanda, S., Gupta, A., Dora, A. et al. Acute pancreatitis: a rare cause of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Arch Gynecol Obstet 279, 577–578 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0755-8

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