Symptomatic muscle herniations are an unusual cause of upper extremity pain in the athlete that is rarely reported in the literature. Out of 18 reported cases of upper extremity herniations, only 3 were caused by strenuous exertion. This article describes a successful repair of a 21-year-old rock climber’s ventral forearm herniation with polypropylene mesh.

A 40-year-old man underwent AngioJet mechanical rheolytic thrombectomy for iliocaval deep vein thrombosis. He subsequently developed acute pancreatitis. This case report outlines the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis after rheolytic thrombectomy and also discusses the possible pathogenesis and etiological factors.

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