Pancreatitis After Alar-Transverse Fusion for Spondylolisthesis
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- section ii
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 292, 142-143
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-199307000-00017
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis complicated the postoperative care of a 16-year-old girl treated by alar-transverse fusion for spondylolisthesis. Pancreatitis was diagnosed by a marked increase in plasma amylase in conjunction with abdominal ultrasonog-raphy. Symptoms resolved with conservative treatment. Pancreatitis should be suspected when unusual abdominal symptoms persist after spinal surgery.Keywords
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