Daniel Paramythiotis, Eleni Karlafti, Angeliki Sevasti Kollatou, Theodora Simou, Xanthippi Mavropoulou, Elisavet Psoma, Vasileios Rafailidis, Angeliki Papachristodoulou, Nikoletta Pyrrou, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Stavros Panidis, Antonios Michalopoulos
BACKGROUND Pancreatic calculi (PC) or pancreatolithiasis refers to the presence of stones in the main pancreatic duct (MPD), side branches, or parenchyma of the pancreas. It is highly associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP), and is present in 50-90% of those patients. The stone formation can be attributed to a diversity of factors, all of them leading to obstruction in the duct, hypertension of its distal part, increased intraductal and parenchymal pressure, and inflammation, causing the standard symptom, epigastric pain...
April 14, 2024: American Journal of Case Reports