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Rofo 2025; 197(04): 447-448
DOI: 10.1055/a-2376-2054
The Interesting Case

Mechanical pancreatitis caused by hiatal hernia

Mechanische Pankreatitis auf dem Boden einer Hiatushernie
Piet-Lennart Rosenstock
1   Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
,
Yves Borbély 
2   Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
,
Fabian Haupt 
1   Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
3   Translational Imaging Center, SITEM-Insel, Bern, Switzerland
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Introduction

Pancreatitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal causes of hospitalization, with gallstones being a leading cause [Forsmark, C.E. et al., N Engl J Med, 2016. 375(20): p. 1972–1981.]. Pancreatitis is defined as a primary sterile inflammation of the pancreas characterized by an inflammatory response with edema, vascular damage and cell death [Beyer, G., et al. Z Gastroenterol, 2022. 60(3): p. 419–521.].



Publication History

Received: 16 April 2024

Accepted after revision: 29 July 2024

Article published online:
11 September 2024

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