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. 1976 Feb;52(604):95–101. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.52.604.95

Pancreatitis and hyperparathyroidism

R D Rosin
PMCID: PMC2496286  PMID: 1264932

Abstract

Three patients with acute pancreatitis were found also to have hyperparathyroidism, two of them also formed pancreatic cysts. There appears to be more than an incidental relationship between the two diseases. The importance of serum calcium estimations in patients with pancreatitis is stressed. Theories as to why these diseases co-exist are reviewed.

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