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Necrotizing pancreatitis

Case contributed by Saeed Soltany Hosn
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Abdominal pain.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
ct

Axial contrast-enhanced MDCT reveals an ill-defined inflammation around the pancreas, especially around the head and body with a fluid collection in the peripancreatic region. The head of pancreas is swollen and replaced by inflammatory exudate. There is a stone in the gallbladder as well.

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