Acute pancreatitis

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad , 11 May 2021
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 16 May 2021

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Acute pancreatitis with peripancreatic fluid accumulation in a 50 yearsyear old patient with acute severe abdominal pain.

The important role of CT scan in the context of an acute pancreatitis is to evaluate for possible complications such as

  • necrosis,
  • hemorrhage,
  • infection, or
  • vascular complications (such as pseudoaneurysm, )
  • and intra- or peripancreatic collections.
  • -<p>Acute <a title="Pancreatitis - acute" href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">Pancreatitis</a> with peripancreatic fluid accumulation in a 50 years old patient with acute severe abdominal pain.</p><p>The important role of CT scan in the context of an acute pancreatitis is evaluate possible complications such as necrosis, hemorrhage, infection, or vascular complications as pseudoaneurysm, and intra or peripancreatic collections.</p>
  • +<p>Acute <a href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">pancreatitis</a> with peripancreatic fluid accumulation in a 50 year old patient with acute severe abdominal pain.</p><p>The important role of CT scan in the context of acute pancreatitis is to evaluate for possible complications such as</p><ul>
  • +<li>necrosis</li>
  • +<li>hemorrhage</li>
  • +<li>infection</li>
  • +<li>vascular complications (such as pseudoaneurysm)</li>
  • +<li>and intra- or peripancreatic collections</li>
  • +</ul>

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