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Acute pancreatitis complicating a bone marrow harvest
N Beamish1, A P Schwarer, A M Watson
1Clinical Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Bone Marrow Transplantation
|March 1, 1997
Summary
Acute pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation occurred in a patient post-bone marrow harvest. Opiate-induced sphincter of Oddi spasm is the suspected cause of this rare complication.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Surgical Complications
Background:
- Bone marrow harvest is generally a safe procedure.
- Acute pancreatitis is a rare but serious complication.
- Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction can lead to pancreatitis.