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Biliary Sludge as a Cause of Acute Pancreatitis

1992; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 326; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199202273260902

1533-4406

S P Lee, Jane F. Nicholls, Han Z. Park,

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

In about 20 to 40 percent of cases of acute pancreatitis, no cause can be found, and these are labeled idiopathic. In this study, we sought to determine the frequency with which patients with acute idiopathic pancreatitis have biliary sludge, a suspension of cholesterol monohydrate crystals or calcium bilirubinate granules that is found predominantly in the gallbladder.