Case 337

 A A seventy-four-year-old male was transported with emergency to our hospital for left sided abdominal pain. He felt abdominal pain several days before. The degree of pain fluctuated with body posture or respiration. He was advised to be admitted to our hospital but refused for his private trouble. Laboratory test revealed CRP 1.57mg/dL, white blood cells 11390/mm3, neutrophils 85.5%, lipase 35U/L, Amylase 30U/L. He took abdominal CT for further investigation (Figs 1-3).

What causes abdominal pain on this case?

1.　Pancreatitis

2.　Autoimmune pancreatitis

3.　Sclerosing mesenteritis

4.　Colon diverticulitis

5.　Appendagitis

answer

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