Items tagged “pancreatitis”
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Ranson criteria
Ranson criteria are useful in assessing prognosis in early acute pancreatitis. The more of the criteria are met the higher the mortality. Ranson criteria are assessed both at admission and at 48 hours.
Criteria
On admission
age: >55 years
white blood count: >16 000/mL
blood glucose level: >...
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Pancreatic necrosum
Published
13 Sep 2010
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Ultrasound
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Autoimmune pancreatitis
Published
13 Oct 2010
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CT
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Acute pancreatitis
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15 Oct 2010
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CT
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Right iliac fossa renal transplant
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15 Oct 2010
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CT
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Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
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11 Nov 2010
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MRI
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Pancreatic calcification
Published
17 Dec 2010
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X-ray
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis and painless pancreatitis
Published
25 May 2012
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MRI
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Acute pancreatitis
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14 Dec 2012
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CT
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Pancreatic abscess due to necrotizing pancreatitis
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22 Dec 2012
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CT
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Pancreatic pseudocyst
Published
14 Apr 2013
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MRI
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Balthazar score
The Balthazar score is a subscore within the CT severity index (CTSI) for grading of acute pancreatitis.
The CTSI sums two scores:
Balthazar score: grading of pancreatitis (A-E)
grading the extent of pancreatic necrosis
The Balthazar score was originally used alone, but the addition of a sc...
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Acute pancreatitis
Published
17 May 2013
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CT severity index in acute pancreatitis
The CT severity index (CTSI) is based on findings from an enhanced CT scan to assess the severity of acute pancreatitis. The severity of acute pancreatitis CT findings has been found to correlate well with clinical indices of severity.
The CT severity index sums two scores:
Balthazar score: g...
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Acute pancreatitis - Balthazar E
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03 Jun 2013
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CT
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Modified CT severity index (pancreatitis)
The modified CT severity index is an extension of the original CT severity index (CTSI) which was developed by Balthazar and colleagues in 1990 for distinguishing mild, moderate and severe forms of acute pancreatitis.
The original CT severity index has been followed internationally and has been...
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Revised Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis
The Revised Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis from 2012 is an international multidisciplinary classification of the severity of acute pancreatitis, updating the 1992 Atlanta classification.
The worldwide consensus aims for an internationally agreed-upon classification of acute pancre...
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Walled-off pancreatic necrosis
Walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) is a late complication of acute pancreatitis, although it can occur in chronic pancreatitis or as a result of pancreatic trauma. Differentiation of WOPN from pancreatic pseudocyst is essential because management differs. WOPN may need aggressive treatment to...
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Walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN)
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15 Mar 2015
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CT
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Cystgastrostomy stent
Published
17 Jun 2015
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CT
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