Abstract:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a serious life-threatening condition, especially in high-risk patients. Limited data exist regarding early and late complications of immunosuppressant drugs as a cause of pancreatitis, especially Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF), after transplantation. We report a rare case of late AP secondary to immunosuppressants’ synergistic effect after 5 years of renal transplant in an obese patient on day 4 after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). We present a 41-year-old Saudi o… Show more
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