| Literature DB >> 10823436 |
V Rajaraman1, R F Heary, D H Livingston.
Abstract
Postoperative pancreatitis may occur following surgery in regions remote from the pancreas and the biliary tree. Though uncommon, it carries a high mortality rate. Pancreatitis complicating spinal surgery is extremely rare. This report describes a case of acute pancreatitis following an anterior lumbar interbody fusion and discusses the possible mechanisms of pancreatic cellular injury.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10823436 PMCID: PMC3611369 DOI: 10.1007/s005860050230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Spine J ISSN: 0940-6719 Impact factor: 3.134