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Advances in management of pancreatic necrosis

Current Problems in Surgery, 2014
An increasing incidence of acute pancreatitis has been reported recently, with an estimated 21,000 new cases per year in the United States. On the one hand, most of these cases are the mild form of pancreatitis with an expected complete recovery. On the other hand, severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality ...
D, Rohan Jeyarajah, Houssam G, Osman, Shirali, Patel   +2 more
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Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis in Pancreatitis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 1979
A case of subcutaneous fat necrosis as the initial manifestation of an attack of acute pancreatitis is presented. The accompanying features of respiratory distress syndrome, leukemoid reaction, shock, pleural effusions, and arthritis due to necrosis of periarticular far are described.
J R, Cannon, J V, Pitha, M A, Everett
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The microbiology of infected pancreatic necrosis

Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, 2018
Acute pancreatitis (AP) continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality, especially when it leads to infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN). Modern treatment of IPN frequently involves prolonged courses of antibiotics in combination with minimally invasive therapies.
Nicholas G, Mowbray, Bassam, Ben-Ismaeil, Mohammed, Hammoda, Guy, Shingler, Bilal, Al-Sarireh   +4 more
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Prophylactic antibiotics and pancreatic necrosis

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2001
Recent controlled clinical studies suggest a positive effect of early antibiotic treatment on late morbidity and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis. In contrast, widespread use of antibiotics may lead to an increased number of fungal infections and multiresistant bacteria.
Gloor B, Schmidt O, Uhl W, Büchler MW
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Management of infected pancreatic necrosis

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2008
The past two decades have seen major advances in the understanding and clinical management of acute pancreatitis, yet it still lacks a specific treatment, and management is largely supportive and reactive. Surgery is seeing a diminishing role in the early phase of acute pancreatitis but still predominates in the management of infected pancreatic ...
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ACUTE PANCREATITIS (PANCREATIC NECROSIS)

Archives of Surgery, 1931
The consistent frequency with which gallstones or disease of the gallbladder have been found in association with acute pancreatitis has served to confirm the belief that biliary infection predisposes to pancreatitis. Fitz, who recognized acute pancreatitis as a disease entity, was cognizant of a probable causative relationship between disease of the ...
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Acute pancreatic necrosis in chronic alcoholic pancreatitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1984
Necrotic lesions are rarely observed in chronic pancreatitis, but its presence in a few patients has been misinterpreted in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. In this series, 12 patients (11.2%) of 107 operated for chronic alcoholic pancreatitis, presented with acute pancreatic necrosis associated with pancreatic fibrosis characteristic of chronic ...
M C, Machado, J E, Monteiro da Cunha, T, Bacchella, C, de Barros Mott, I, Duarte, A, Bettarello   +5 more
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[Treatment of pancreatic necrosis and secondary pancreatic infections].

Chirurgia italiana, 2002
Acute pancreatitis is a disease capable of the widest clinical expression, ranging from mild discomfort to multiorgan failure and death. Moreover, the process may remain localized in the pancreas, or spread to regional tissues, or even involve remote organs.
Nigro, C, Brisinda, Giuseppe, Matera, Daniele, Maria, Giorgio, Brandara, Francesco, Sganga, Gabriele, Civello, Im   +6 more
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Pancreatic necrosis: a scoping review

Minerva Gastroenterology
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a commonly encountered GI diagnosis, accounting for 275,000 hospital admissions annually in the United States alone. Pancreatic necrosis (PN) is the most common complication of AP, and the development of PN is associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality.
Anthony, Rainho, Mira, Sridharan, Daniel S, Strand   +2 more
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Management of the Disconnected Pancreatic Duct in Pancreatic Necrosis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Disconnected pancreatic duct (DPD) and the associated syndrome are increasingly recognized as complications of severe pancreatitis. Despite the increased appreciation for this disorder and its treatment, there remain many questions regarding definition, diagnosis, and management. We utilized the expertise of the U.S.
C Mel, Wilcox, Ji Young, Bang, Akwi, Asombang, Chloe, Bennett, Yan, Bi, Wojciech, Blogowski, James, Buxbaum, Vinay, Chandrasekhara, Wei-Shen, Chin, Darwin, Conwell, Gregory A, Coté, Timothy B, Gardner, Pramod, Garg, Nalini, Guda, Robert, Hawes, Yasmin G, Hernandez-Barco, Emily, Jonica, Prashant, Kedia, Thomas, Kowalski, Vivek, Kumbhari, Linda, Lee, Jorge, Machicado, Samuel H, Mardini, Desiree, Morgan, Thiruvengadam, Muniraj, Udayakumar, Navaneethan, Veeral M, Oza, Parth J, Parekh, Swati, Pawa, Rajesh, Puri, Amit, Rastogi, D Nageshwar, Reddy, Monica, Saumoy, Mandeep, Sawhney, Santhi Swaroop, Vege, Rupjyoti, Talukdar, Paul, Tarnasky, Felix, Tellez-Avila, Shyam, Thakkar, Nikhil, Thiruvengadam, Elaina, Vivian, Irving, Waxman, Field F, Willingham, Shyam, Varadarajulu   +43 more
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