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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 40, 2006 - Issue 5
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CASE REPORT

Lethal somatostatin analog-induced acute necrotizing pancreatitis in a patient with hormone-refractory prostate cancer

Michele Battaglia Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Pasquale Ditonno Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Silvano Palazzo Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Carlo Bettocchi Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
,
Lucio Garofalo Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
&
Francesco Paolo Selvaggi Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Pages 423-425 | Received 09 Feb 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

We report a fatal case of acute pancreatitis which developed in a 76-year-old male with hormone-refractory prostatic carcinoma who was being treated with lanreotide, a slow-release somatostatin analog.

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