13/Oct/2025
Difficult clinical management of groove pancreatitis: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025RC1216
ABSTRACT Groove pancreatitis is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis that affects the anatomical area between the head of the pancreas, medial wall of the second part of the duodenum, and common bile duct, known as the groove area. We present the case of a 40-year-old female patient with recurrent acute abdominal pain, vomiting, inappetence, and weight loss over several months. Diagnostic imaging revealed obliteration of fat in the pancreaticoduodenal groove and densification of the adjacent adipose planes, along with […]
Keywords: Abdominal pain; Pancreatitis, chronic
01/Apr/2021
Hereditary angioedema: how to approach it at the emergency department?
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021RW5498
ABSTRACT Angioedema attacks are common causes of emergency care, and due to the potential for severity, it is important that professionals who work in these services know their causes and management. The mechanisms involved in angioedema without urticaria may be histamine- or bradykinin-mediated. The most common causes of histamine-mediated angioedema are foods, medications, insect sting and idiopathic. When the mediator is bradykinin, the triggers are angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and factors related to acquired angioedema with deficiency of C1-inhibitor or hereditary […]
Keywords: Abdominal pain; Angioedemas, hereditary; Asphyxia; Bradykinin; C1-inhibitor; Emergencies; Laryngeal edema