Acute pancreatitis following coronary artery angiography

Coronary artery angiography has many well-documented complications. Acute pancreatitis is a rarely described complication with potentially life-threatening repercussions. This article reports the case of a woman with acute pancreatitis that occurred within a few minutes after coronary artery angiography. Contrast agent toxicity and cholesterol emboli are the two mechanisms involved in the occurrence of acute pancreatitis after coronary artery angiography.