All of the following are known complication of pancreatitis except?: (A) Pancreatic abscess, (B) Colonic necrosis, (C) Pancreatic malignancy, (D) Pancreatic fistula
Answer is C. Pancreatic malignancy is not a complication of acute pancreatitis. The other complications of acute pancreatitis are pancreatic pseudocyst, intraperitoneal haemorrhage, pleural effusion, atelectasis, pneumonia, ARDS, DIC, peptic ulcer disease, erosive gastritis, poal vein thrombosis, oliguria, azotaemia, acute tubular necrosis, hyperglycaemia, hypocalcaemia, fat emboli, Puscher's retinopathy, hyperiglyceridaemia etc.