Medical Must-See: A bloody painful condition causes a bloody painful condition

Biopsy was key to diagnosing endometriosis-induced pancreatitis, doctors say.
Abdominal and pelvic CT showing mild acute interstitial oedamatous pancreatitis.

Repeat hospital visits with dysmenorrhoea and an atypical pancreatitis presentation were just some of the clues that led doctors to diagnose a rare case of endometriosis-induced pancreatitis.

The 46-year-old patient attended an ED in Norfolk, Virginia in the US with epigastric pain and nausea two days after the onset of painful menses.