http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2011/01/Cases/Transient-pancreatitis-and-small-bowel-obstruction-by-trichobezoar.aspx<p>A 14-year-old girl with no significant medical history complained of worsening epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting of several days duration. The patient had epigastric tenderness, but no peritoneal signs, and her examination was otherwise unremarkable. At admission, the only abnormal laboratory values were elevated amylase and lipase consistent with acute pancreatitis. With supportive care, the patient’s laboratory abnormalities returned to normal over the course of 2 days, but her symptoms worsened and she began to have high-output bilious drainage from a nasogastric tube.</p>Monday, 07 Feb 2011 16:45:53 GMT