[Pancreatitis of hydatid origin].

INTRODUCTION

Hydatic cysts of the liver are known to rupture into the biliary tree, but acute pancreatitis is an uncommon consequence.

CASE REPORT: A 30-year-old woman who had undergone cholecystectomy 8 years earlier for gall bladder stones was hospitalized because of acute abdominal pain. Acute pancreatitis was diagnosed. Abdominal sonography showed a hydatic cyst. Fifteen days after admission after normalization of the amylasemia, surgical cure was successful.

DISCUSSION: This case demonstrates that hepatic material can migrate via the main bile duct and provoke acute pancreatitis. Fistula drainage via the Oddi sphincter can be successful.