Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2014; 20(43): 16364-16367
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16364
Acute idiopathic pancreatitis in pregnancy: A case study
Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang
Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women’s Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul KS013, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim JY and Jung SH designed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Lee DH, Jeong CY, Song DJ and Choi HW contributed equally to this work; Jung SH critically revised the paper; Whang IS was responsible for approval of the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Sung Hoon Jung, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women’s Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, 17, Seoae-ro 1-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, KS013, South Korea. gidrjsh@naver.com
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Received: May 28, 2014
Revised: July 31, 2014
Accepted: September 5, 2014
Published online: November 21, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy is infrequent and, if poorly managed, it can increase maternal and fetal mortality. There have been a few case reports published about acute idiopathic pancreatitis in pregnancy thus far. Here, we report a case of a patient that presented with epigastric pain at her 35th wk of gestation and was consequently diagnosed with acute idiopathic pancreatitis. The patient successfully recovered after conservative treatment and did not experience any complications. This case emphasizes the importance of early diagnostic studies and proper therapeutic management to help reduce maternal mortality and fetal loss associated with acute pancreatitis during pregnancy.