Pancreatic enlargement in a patient receiving therapy with vasodilators for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report
Pancreatic enlargement in a patient receiving therapy with vasodilators for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report
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接受血管扩张剂治疗肺动脉高压的患者胰腺肿大:病例报告
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10.1007/s00261-022-03458-9
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发表时间:
2022
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2.4
通讯作者:
Nakamoto Yuji
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Someya Yuko;Koyasu Sho;Ohnishi Yasuyuki;Ohno Tsuyoshi;Shimizu Hironori;Isoda Hiroyoshi;Nakamoto Yuji
Epoprostenol is a prostacyclin (prostaglandin I2) analog that causes vasodilation and inhibits platelet aggregation and is used in the management of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We herein report a patient with PAH who developed pancreatic enlargement after the initiation of therapy including epoprostenol. Although it is well known that thyroid enlargement occurs in patients with PAH receiving epoprostenol therapy, the pancreatic findings associated with epoprostenol therapy have not been well described. Although the size of the pancreas was clearly increased, there was no blood data or symptoms suggestive of abnormal pancreatic function and pancreatitis, and the patient’s abdominal complaints improved quickly, despite the continuation of epoprostenol therapy. Eleven months after the start of continuous intravenous epoprostenol infusion therapy, the pancreatic enlargement was still evident on imaging, but there were no abdominal symptoms or elevated pancreatic enzymes. This case highlights the fact that epoprostenol therapy may cause pancreatic changes that mimic acute or autoimmune pancreatitis.
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