Affiliation:
1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Local complications of pancreatic necrosis may occur after surgery, but when they occur spontaneously render surgical treatment more hazardous and impair prognosis.
Methods
A retrospective review was carried out of 83 patients who underwent surgery for pancreatic necrosis from 1988 to 1995, to determine the incidence, type, treatment and outcome of locoregional complications caused by pancreatic necrosis associated with acute pancreatitis.
Results
Seventeen patients (20 per cent) were identified to have intra-abdominal complications with pancreatic necrosis either before operation or at the time of surgery. The majority of patients had a delay in intervention (mean 46 days). At presentation ten of the 17 patients had one or more organ system failures. Fourteen patients had gastrointestinal tract involvement, two had involvement of the biliary tract and one patient had a splenic rupture. Six patients died.
Conclusions
In patients with pancreatic necrosis, development of locoregional complications is associated with a high mortality rate. The presence of gastrointestinal bleeding, peritonitis, jaundice or pneumoperitoneum in such patients suggests the presence of a complication of the necrotic process and should prompt early intervention. Early referral of patients with severe acute pancreatitis to specialized units may reduce the risk of locoregional complications.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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