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A case of pancreatitis with gastrointestinal ulceration and haemorrhage and necrotising cystitis in a five-and-a-half-year-old dachshund bitch which unexpectedly died six days after dorsolateral fenestration was performed for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease is described.
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PMID:Pancreatitis, gastrointestinal ulceration and haemorrhage and necrotising cystitis following the surgical treatment of degenerative disc disease in a dachshund. 387 44

BACKGROUND Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine can be associated with spinal canal and neuroforaminal stenosis, resulting in severe pain. Conservative approaches to treatment are generally recommended initially, especially in the elderly. Epidural corticosteroid injections can provide significant but temporary pain relief and are a commonly performed procedure in pain management. Pancreatitis caused by corticosteroids is unusual and the prognosis typically is good. CASE REPORT A 73-year-old woman presented with severe intractable back pain 1 week after lumbar epidural steroid injection for symptomatic spinal stenosis. Imaging confirmed severe multi-level degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine resulting in severe canal and bilateral neuroforaminal stenosis. Because of abdominal pain and nausea, an abdominal CT and labs were performed, revealing evidence of pancreatic inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Lumbar epidural steroid injection may be a risk factor for developing steroid-induced pancreatitis.
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PMID:Epidural Steroid Injection-Induced Pancreatitis: A Case Report. 3203 93