Purpose: Anthracycline can effectively treat hematologic malignancies, but has significant risk of cardiotoxicity. We measured the clinical correlation between brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity.
idiopathic pancreatitis. We have found only three reports 1-3 on pancreatitis associated with a gastric polyp and none with repeated episodes as in the present case. Gastroduodenal intussusception is most commonly due to a benign tumour, 1 and Gardner's syndrome (familial adenomatous polyposis) 2 is one condition in which it has caused pancreatititis. 2 A cystic lesion in the vicinity of the pancreas on CT scan, in a patient with a history of acute pancreatitis, is usually interpreted as pseudocyst. In the patient reported here this misinterpretation led to a delay in diagnosis and definitive treatment.
idiopathic pancreatitis. We have found only three reports 1-3 on pancreatitis associated with a gastric polyp and none with repeated episodes as in the present case. Gastroduodenal intussusception is most commonly due to a benign tumour, 1 and Gardner's syndrome (familial adenomatous polyposis) 2 is one condition in which it has caused pancreatititis. 2 A cystic lesion in the vicinity of the pancreas on CT scan, in a patient with a history of acute pancreatitis, is usually interpreted as pseudocyst. In the patient reported here this misinterpretation led to a delay in diagnosis and definitive treatment.
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