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Article: Alimentary tract and pancreas: Management of complicated acute pancreatitis: Impact of computed tomography

TitleAlimentary tract and pancreas: Management of complicated acute pancreatitis: Impact of computed tomography
Authors
Keywordsacute pancreatitis
computed tomography
Issue Date1990
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JGH
Citation
Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology, 1990, v. 5 n. 2, p. 103-109 How to Cite?
AbstractThe usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in guiding the management of 43 patients who had a complicated clinical course of acute pancreatitis was retrospectively studied. The CT scans were performed when patients had persistent fever, leucocytosis, hyperamylasaemia, palpable abdominal masses or when there was organ failure. The CT scans showed normal findings in six patients, features of pancreatic abscess in three patients, pseudocysts in three patients and inflammatory masses (a mixture of sterile inflammation and necrosis) in 31 patients. Patients with pancreatic abscesses underwent emergency laparotomy, drainage and debridement; patients with pseudocysts had delayed drainage unless complication occurred; patients with normal CT scan or findings of inflammatory masses were managed conservatively. For patients undergoing conservative management, repeated CT scanning and percutaneous aspiration of the inflammatory mass was performed when pancreatic sepsis was strongly suspected. By this approach, basing on careful clinical and CT scan surveillance, five patients with pancreatic sepsis (pancreatic abscess and localized abscess collection in pseudocyst) underwent emergency surgery and four survived, while 25 patients with inflammatory masses were successfully managed conservatively and some who may have been operated on clinical grounds were spared unnecessary early debridement surgery.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172634
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.7
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dc.contributor.authorFan, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChoi, TKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, FLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, ECSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:23:55Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-30T06:23:55Z-
dc.date.issued1990en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology, 1990, v. 5 n. 2, p. 103-109en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0815-9319en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172634-
dc.description.abstractThe usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in guiding the management of 43 patients who had a complicated clinical course of acute pancreatitis was retrospectively studied. The CT scans were performed when patients had persistent fever, leucocytosis, hyperamylasaemia, palpable abdominal masses or when there was organ failure. The CT scans showed normal findings in six patients, features of pancreatic abscess in three patients, pseudocysts in three patients and inflammatory masses (a mixture of sterile inflammation and necrosis) in 31 patients. Patients with pancreatic abscesses underwent emergency laparotomy, drainage and debridement; patients with pseudocysts had delayed drainage unless complication occurred; patients with normal CT scan or findings of inflammatory masses were managed conservatively. For patients undergoing conservative management, repeated CT scanning and percutaneous aspiration of the inflammatory mass was performed when pancreatic sepsis was strongly suspected. By this approach, basing on careful clinical and CT scan surveillance, five patients with pancreatic sepsis (pancreatic abscess and localized abscess collection in pseudocyst) underwent emergency surgery and four survived, while 25 patients with inflammatory masses were successfully managed conservatively and some who may have been operated on clinical grounds were spared unnecessary early debridement surgery.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JGHen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Gastroenterology and Hepatologyen_HK
dc.subjectacute pancreatitis-
dc.subjectcomputed tomography-
dc.titleAlimentary tract and pancreas: Management of complicated acute pancreatitis: Impact of computed tomographyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailFan, ST: stfan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, J: jwong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1746.1990.tb01812.x-
dc.identifier.pmid2103389-
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dc.identifier.volume5en_HK
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dc.identifier.issnl0815-9319-

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