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Acute pancreatitis complicating a bone marrow harvest

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 19, pages 525–526 (1997)Cite this article

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A patient developing acute pancreatitis with pseudocyst formation after an uncomplicated bone marrow harvest is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by elevated serum amylase and lipase, and by CT scan. We suggest that the pancreatitis may have been precipitated by spasm of the sphincter of Oddi secondary to opiates administered as premedication and for pain relief.

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  1. Clinical Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    N Beamish, AP Schwarer & A-M Watson

  2. Gastroenterological, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    S Roberts

  3. Professorial Surgical Units, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    P O’Brien

  4. Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    B Morgan

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Beamish, N., Schwarer, A., Watson, AM. et al. Acute pancreatitis complicating a bone marrow harvest. Bone Marrow Transplant 19, 525–526 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700691

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