Acute pancreatitis secondary to dehydration: case report and review of the literature

Raper, S.E.

American Surgeon 65(11): 1084-1087

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348
PMID: 10551761
Document Number: 505830
Recent reports have documented the potentially catastrophic consequences of dehydration induced by vigorous exercise in otherwise healthy individuals. A case of acute pancreatitis secondary to exercise-induced dehydration is presented, and the literature of dehydration-induced syndromes, both research and clinical, is reviewed. The goal of this case report is to heighten awareness of dehydration as a potential cause of acute pancreatitis.

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