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We describe the case of a female patient with severe acute pancreatitis of biliary origin who presented with clinical deterioration. A thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery and hepatic artery was identified as the cause, thus creating a rare vascular complication. She was taken for pharmacological and mechanical thrombectomy, with the subsequent death of the patient. Arterial vascular complications are an entity little recognized in the medical literature; they have a high mortality rate and pose a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Se describe el caso de una paciente femenina con pancreatitis aguda grave de origen biliar quien presentó deterioro clínico, y como causa se identificó una trombosis de arteria mesentérica superior y arteria hepática, de modo que se configuró una complicación vascular poco frecuente. Fue llevada a trombectomía farmacológica y mecánica, con el posterior deceso de la paciente. Las complicaciones vasculares arteriales son una entidad poco reconocida en la literatura médica, tienen una alta tasa de mortalidad y suponen un reto diagnóstico y terapéutico importante.
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Objective:This study was conducted to further investigate the clinical value of ERCP plus EST and pancreatic duct (PD) stent placement in treatment of ABP.Methods:The data of 115 patients with ABP in People′s Hospital of Chongqing Banan District between February 2018 to October 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Of the patients, 46 cases received ERCP plus EST and PD stent placement(PD stent group), and other 69 cases only received ERCP plus EST(control group), all patients received surgery within 72 h. Outcome measures: preoperative complications, APACHE II score, Glasgow score, preoperative and postoperative laboratory indicators (white blood cell, C-reactive protein, serum amylase, total bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase), postoperative complications, hospitalization time, hospitalization cost. All patients received outpatient or telephone follow-up after discharge, patients were followed up for recurrence of pancreatitis and complications, follow-up ended in June 2021. Continuous data were represented as ( ± s), and comparisons between the two groups were performed using Student′s t tests for normally distributed data with homogeneity of variance. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for nonnormally distributed data. Categorical data are expressed as rates values and were analyzed with the chi-square test or Fisher′s exact test. Results:There were no significant differences between two groups in age, complications, APACHEII score, Glasgow score, preoperative laboratory examination, postoperative CRP, total bilirubin and ALT ( P>0.05). Postoperative WBC[8.5(7.6, 10.3)]×10 9/L, serum amylase [197.5(143.0, 256.0) U/L] in the PD stent group were significantly lower than control group[9.9(8.2, 12.8) 10 9/L, 270.0(168.0, 419.0) U/L]( P<0.05). The overall incidence of complications in the PD stent group (6.5%) was significantly lower than the control group (20.3%), there were statistical differences between groups( P<0.05). Hospitalization time and hospitalization cost were not significantly different between the two groups ( P> 0.05). All patients were followed up, with an average follow-up of 16 months, all recovered well postoperatively in patients with stent group, but a patient who suffered from peripancreatic abscess with severe infection needed hospitalization again in control group, another two patients with pancreatic pseudocyst, 1 case were followed up for 3 months to gradually absorbed, and 1 case underwent another surgical treatment. Conclusion:The placement of temporary pancreatic duct stent provided adequate drainage of pancreatic fluid to reverse the course of ABP, and the complication rate was significantly lower than that of the control group, with superior clinical outcome to ABP patients treated with ERCP+ EST alone.
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Objective:To evaluate the inflammatory factors effects of early endoscopic therapy for elderly patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) and its clinical efficacys.Methods:206 elderly patients with ABP admitted from Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2019 were divided into observation group (102 cases) and the control group (104 cases) according to treatment method. The observation group received endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) , endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) and endoscopic naso-biliary drainage (ENBD) , while the control group received conventional treatment. Clinical symptoms, changes of inflammatory factors, complications and prognosis were observed in each group.Results:CRP, SAA, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-a after treatment were significantly lowered than those before treatment ( P<0.05) . In addition, the levels of CRP, SAA, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-a in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P<0.05) . The time to abdominal pain extinction, time to fever cessation, hospital stay in observation group were (3.92±1.54) , (3.63±1.41) , and (14.35±2.46) d, significantly less than those in the control group [ (5.81±1.72) , (5.45±2.13) , (19.37±3.12) d, P<0.05]. APACHE Ⅱ score of the observation group was (10.02±2.67) point after treatment, significantly lower than that in the control group [ (12.35±3.62) point, t=4.42, P<0.05]. The incidence of complications in the observation group was 10.78% after treatment, significantly lower than that in the control group [ (24.03%) , χ2=6.27, P< 0.05]. The mortality in the observation group was 1.96%, lower than 4.81% in the control group, with no statistical significance. Conclusion:Early endoscopic therapy is safe and highly effective for elderly patients with ABP, with the advantages of shorter hospital stay, quicker subsided inflammation, and lower incidence of complications.
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Background: Objective of the study was to compare the outcomes of early versus late cholecystectomy in mild to moderate acute biliary pancreatitis.Methods: This comparative prospective study was conducted at Surgical Department of Qazi Hussain Ahmed Medical Complex, Nowshera from 1st January 2018 to 31st March 2020. Patients with mild to moderate acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 having patients undergoing early (operated in 7 days) and Group 2 having patients with delayed (operated after 6 weeks) laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The outcomes like hospital stay, peri and post-operative complications, recurrent cholecystitis and pancreatitis were compared. P<0.05 was considered significant.Results: A total of 300 patients were included with 150 in each group. There were 70 (46.66%) males in group 1 while group 2 consisted of 68 (45.33%) males. The median time interval of operation to the laparoscopic surgery was 5 days in group1 and 42 days in group 2. Peri operative outcomes were not significant between two groups (p=0.6). About 14 (09.63%) patients were converted to open surgery in group1 and 17 (10.53%) in group 2. Postoperative complications were also not significant between two groups (p=1.0). Group 1 had small total length of stay as compared to group 2 (p=0.006). Recurrent biliary events occurred in 63 (42.12%) patients in total with no event in group 1.Conclusions: Patients with mild to moderate ABP having early laparoscopic cholecystectomy present with reduced recurrent biliary events and the total length of hospital.
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Background: Acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) is one of the most serious complications of gall stone disease with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Hence accurate diagnosis and prompt management of ABP is very crucial. Different management strategies exist regarding indications and timing for interventions, endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy.Methods: Ours is a prospective observational study of the different clinical presentations and management strategies and their respective outcomes in our hospital. All cases of ABP admitted over a period of one year were included in the study. The clinical presentation, severity and course of the disease, imaging studies, duration of ICU and hospital stay and timing of ERCP and cholecystectomy were studied.Results: A total of 56 cases were included in the study. Average age was 45 years. Pain abdomen was the most common symptom at presentation. About 82% patients had mild to moderate disease while the rest had severe disease. The mean duration of intensive care unit stay was 8 days. ERCP was done in 6 cases. Cholecystectomy during the same admission was dine in 20 cases. There were 2 deaths during the course of the study.Conclusions: Early intervention definitely reduces morbidity, mortality and recurrent admissions in cases of acute biliary pancreatitis. Same admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy is preferable in mild ABP. All cases of severe ABP must undergo early ERCP irrespective of biliary obstruction. This also helps in reducing readmissions due to pancreatic-biliary complications and is cost-effective.
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Objective: To study the timing and mechanism of therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP). Methods: The data of 101 patients with ABP in General Hospital of Western Theater Command between January 2012 to June 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to calculate the optimal cut-off time of ERCP in the treatment of ABP. The patients were divided into early ERCP group (within 66 hours after onset) and late ERCP group (over 66 hours after onset), and the patients in the early ERCP groups were subdivided into 3 subgroups according to the result of the ROC curve: 0-24 h group (n=10), 24-48 h group (n=27) and 48-66 h group (n=18). Primary endpoints (main outcome measures or main observation indexes) were exacerbation rate, incidence of new onset of organ failure (NOF) and mortality. Secondary endpoints were infection rate, severity scores (APACHE II, RANSON, Marshall, GCSI), serological variables (C-reactive protein, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, triglyceride) and incidence of ERCPrelated complications. Logistic regression was used to explore the risk factors for the exacerbation of ABP. Results: The ROC curve analysis showed that 66 hours after the onset of ABP was the best cut-off time of ERCP. Exacerbation rate, incidence of NOF and infection rate were significantly lower in the early ERCP group than in the late ERCP group (P0.05). There was no significant difference between the early ERCP subgroups in primary and secondary (P>0.05). Logistic regression showed that elevated serum triglyceride and GCSI scores were risk factors for the exacerbation of ABP, while early ERCP treatment was a protective factor. Conclusions: Early ERCP treatment (within 66 hours after the onset) could reduce the risk of exacerbation, and improve the prognosis of patients with ABP. The potential mechanism is to improve the gastrointestinal function and reduce serum triglyceride.
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In acute biliary pancreatitis, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy should be considered to reduce the complications of gallstones including recurrent biliary pancreatitis. If biliary pancreatitis is accompanied by cholangitis or evidence of obvious biliary obstruction, removal of the common bile duct stone via early ERCP (within 24 to 72 hours) is necessary. Less or non-invasive imaging modalities such as endoscopic ultrasound, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can be considered to avoid unnecessary ERCP if suspected biliary obstruction in the absence of cholangitis in patients with biliary pancreatitis. Cholecystectomy in patients with biliary pancreatitis requires a strategy that varies the timing of surgery depending on the severity of pancreatitis. In mild acute biliary pancreatitis, cholecystectomy can be performed safely at the time of initial admission. In moderate to severe biliary pancreatitis, cholecystectomy should be delayed until about 6 weeks when active inflammation subsides and fluid collections resolve or stabilize. Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) can be helpful in reducing recurrent pancreatitis in patients who unfit for cholecystectomy. However, even if EST is performed, additional cholecystectomy will further reduce the risk of recurrent pancreatitis, if possible, it is recommended to undergo a cholecystectomy.
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Humans , Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde , Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance , Cholangitis , Cholecystectomy , Common Bile Duct , Gallstones , Inflammation , Pancreatitis , Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Objective To explore the main pathogenic bacteria and sensitive antibiotics and related factors in bile in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP).Methods 176 patients with ABP from September2015 to September 2017 were selected as the study subjects.Bile was collected for bacterial culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing.The relationship between different obstruction sites and total bilirubin levels and bacterial detection rates was compared.Results The positive rate of bacterial culture was 68.18％.There were 155 aerobic bacteria and 25 anaerobic bacteria.Among the G-bacteria, E.coli (62.85％) accounted for the largest proportion, Enterococcus (12.26％) accounted for the highest proportion of G+ bacteria, and Bacteroides fragilis (52.00％) accounted for the majority of anaerobes..The sensitivity of G-bacteria to meropenem, cefepime and ciprofloxacin was greater than 80％, which was 96.77％, 91.13％ and 84.68％, respectively.The sensitivity rate of G+ to vancomycin was 100％, and the sensitivity rate to meropenem, tetracycline, and azithromycin was higher than 80％.The positive rate of bacterial culture in high obstruction was significantly higher than that in middle-low obstruction (P＜0.05).The low-level group was significantly higher than the middle-level group and the high-level group (P＜0.05), and the middle-level group was significantly higher than the high-level group (P＜0.05).Conclusion For the early anti-infection treatment of ABP patients, aminoglycosides+third-generation cefquinolones+ metronidazole can be used for treatment.Patients with high obstruction and low TB levels need to strengthen anti-infection treatment.
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Objective To explore the clinical value of sEST+EPBD applied in patients with mild-to-moderate biliary pancreatitis. Methods We selected out 60 cases mild or moderate biliary pancreatitis from January, 2013 to December, 2015, and randomly divided these cases into control group, EST group and sEST + EPBD group. We compared serological indexes, postoperative inflammation index, concurrent operation, hospitalization and follow-up indicators of these three groups. Results The levels of serum amylase, CRP and PCT were no statistical significance in three groups (P > 0.05). Total lengths of hospital stay and recurrence of pancreatitis in EST groups and sEST + EPBD group were significantly shorter than in control group (P < 0.05), and the total cost of hospitalization in sEST + EPBD group was obviously lower than in control group (P < 0.05). The level of postoperative serum amylase in sEST + EPBD group was obviously higher than in EST group, and the total length of hospital stay, cost and operative complications in sEST+EPBD group was significantly lower than that in EST group (P < 0.05); However, within one year, recurrences of pancreatitis and rates of cholecystectomy were no significant differences in these two groups. Conclusion sEST+EPBD is an effective and safe treatment in mild or moderate biliary pancreatitis, and can reduce the length of hospital stay and cost, operative complications, and assist the implementation of interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess the safety and effectiveness of temporary pancreatic stenting after early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis regardless of the severity or concomitant cholangitis. METHODS: Temporary pancreatic stenting was performed in 79 patients with visualized pancreatic duct during ERCP. The outcomes of 64 patients with adequate pancreatic stenting (PS) and 15 patients with inadequate pancreatic stenting (no PS) were compared in this prospective, observational trial. RESULTS: The baseline characteristics were similar. Development of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (7.8% for PS vs. 13.3% for no PS; p=0.50) and mortality (none for both groups; p=0.99) did not differ. However, fewer local complications occurred in PS than in no PS (4.7% for PS vs. 20.0% for no PS; p=0.04) and the difference was most outstanding in necrosis (1.6% for PS vs. 13.3% for no PS; p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Temporary pancreatic stenting after early ERCP should be considered safe, as complications did not increase even in cases of inadequate stenting. However, if successful, there appears to be a reduction in local complications.
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Humans , Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde , Cholangitis , Mortality , Necrosis , Pancreatic Ducts , Pancreatitis , Prospective Studies , Stents , Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeABSTRACT
Objective To explore the application value of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the diagnosis of suspected obstructive jaundice in acute biliary pancreatitis and its effect on treatment outcomes. Methods Clinical data were retrospectively collected in 96 patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) who were suspected obstructive jaundice. Patients were divided into early EUS scanning group (EES) and delay EUS scanning group (DES). Clinical treatment results and test results were compared between the two groups. Results The diagnosis sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of EUS were 96.43 %, 82.5 %, 90.63 %, 88.52 % and 96.29 %. Early EUS scan with 72 h could identify the etiology of ABP and subsequent treatment based on the EUS can easily decrease the white blood cell count, percentage of neutrophils, total bilirubin and serum amylase (P < 0.05). The pain relief rate in EEI group after 1 week treatment was significantly higher than that in the DES group (87.50 % vs 66.67 %, P = 0.027) and average length of hospitalization was shorter [(12.70 ±2.10) d vs (14.10 ± 3.00) d, P = 0.006]. Delay EUS scan were likely to have higher white blood cell count and total bilirubin, meanwhile seemed to increase the organ failure rate and necrotic infection of the pancreas. Conclusion ABP with suspected obstructive jaundice should be considered to have endoscopy intervention. Results of EUS are the basis for treatment decision, which can avoid the unnecessary endoscopy treatment.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between acute biliary pancreatitis and pancreaticobiliary maljunction and the role of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography(MRCP) in evaluation of pancreatico biliary maljunction.Methods To compare the liver function indicators of different groups of acute biliary pancreatitis patients(153 cases) associated with pancreatico biliary maljunction and without pancreatico biliary maljunction before and after the conservative treatment.Results The 32 acute biliary pancreatitis patients with pancreatico biliary maljunction detected by MRCP were compared with the 121 cases without pancreatico biliary maljunction.The ALT,AST,GGT after conservative treatment in both group of pancreatico biliary maljunction and Npancreatico biliary maljunction were significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05).ALT,AST and GGT of pancreatico biliary maljunction group were higher than that of Npancreatico biliary maljunction group with statistical significance (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions MRCP as a noninvasive cholangiopancreatography study of pancreatico biliary maljunction is a safe and reliable examination method,pancreatico biliary maljunction is one of the important causes of acute biliary pancreatitis.
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Objective To explore the etiological factors,clinical characteristic and diagnosis of nonacute biliary pancreatitis (NABP) and acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP).Methods The Clinical data of 152 patients with NABP and 206 patients with ABP from January 2004 to December 2014 in the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department of Jinshan Branch of the Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai were analyzed retrospectively.Results There were no statistically significant differences in terms of the Ranson score,blood amylase and C reactive protein (CRP) between two groups (P ＞ 0.05).The incidences rate of hepatic insufficiency,renal insufficiency and encephalopathy were 35.5％ (54/152),25.6％ (39/152) and 8.5％ (13/152) in the NABP group,and 25.7％(53/206),12.1％(25/206) and 3.3％(7/206) in the ABP group,with significant difference between the two groups (x2 =4.01,10.89,4.41;P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The key to reduce the complications and improve the cure rate is to make clear the etiology of NABP and ABP and to take active and effective treatment for the cause of the disease.
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Objective To investigate the early (within 72 hours) application and effect of endoscopic pancreatic and (or) biliary stents combined with Qingyi granules in treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) patients.Methods A retrospective analysis was done to the 245 patients admitted for ABP from Jan.2012 to Jan.2016 in the First Hospital of Lanzhou University.133 patients (group A) were treated within 72 hours by endoscopic pancreatic and (or) biliary stents combined with Qingyi granules through feeding tube.112 patients (group B) were treated by endoscopic pancreatic and (or) biliary stents and feeding tube without Qingyi granules.Then the study was done to compare the difference of recover days of abdominal distension,abdominal pain,normalization time of amylase and WBC,length of stay,decrease level of PCT,and the incidence of ABP complications.Results Group A was superior to group B in terms of the recover days of abdominal distension (3.8±3.2)d vs (5.2± 2.4)d,abdominal pain (2.6±2.1)d vs (4.9±2.7)d,normalization time of amylase(2.8±1.6)d vs (4.4±3.7)d,WBC (2.6±1.3)d vs (4.1± 2.7)d,length of stay(9.4±2.1)d vs (12.6±3.3)d and postoperative PCT level(2.59±2.33)ng/ml vs (3.98±3.03)ng/ml,and the difference had statistical significance (P＜0.05),while there was no significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of ABP complications.Conclusions For ABP patients,early placement of endoscopic pancreatic and (or) biliary duct stents combined with Qingyi granules through feeding tube can remove the etiology,and block the disease from further progress.Early enteral nutrition can contribute to the recovery of intestinal mucosa and the maintenance of internal environment.Combined with Qingyi granules,it can relief the symptoms,decrease the laboratory index and shorten the hospitalization time.
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Abstact:Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of biliary pancreatitis in children.Methods The clinical data from 10 children with biliary pancreatitis from January 2011 to July 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.Result In 10 children (2 males and 8 females), the average age was 6.1?±?4.9 years old, and the average hospital stay was 8.4?±?3.8 d. There were 4 cases of gallstone, 4 cases of cholestasis, 2 cases of calculus of bile duct, 2 cases of choledochocyst and 1 case of pancreatic divisum. Abdominal pain was the main clinical manifestation in these 10 children. All of them had elevated serum amylase, with the maximum value of 106-922 U/L. Six cases had elevated lipase of 22-2000 U/L. Six cases had abnormal serum alanine aminotransferase. Two cases had hypokalemia. One case had hypoglycemia. Four cases had acid-base imbalance. Abdominal ultrasonography showed pancreatitis in 4 cases. CT showed pancreatitis in all children. All of the children were treated by fasting, lfuid infusion, maintaining water and electrolyte balance, inhibiting gastric acid by omeprazole and inhibiting pancreatic secretion by octreotide. Nine cases were improved by conservative treatment and discharged, and one case was transferred to surgery. Conclusion The incidence of biliary pancreatitis in children is low. The clinical manifestation is atypical. Pancreatic duct abnormalities are more common in young children, in whom the effect of conservative treatment is relatively good.
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La litiasis biliar está asociada desarrollo de pancreatitis aguda en el 40% de los casos, sin embargo la sensibilidad diagnóstica de la ecografía abdominal y la tomografía es limitada para hallar esta etiología. En el presente caso se ejemplifica el uso de las enzimas hepáticas aminotransferasas para la predicción del origen biliar en paciente con colecistectomía y ecografía abdominal negativa para colelitiasis y coledocolitiasis. Se presenta un paciente de 55 años, con un cuadro característico de pancreatitis aguda de origen biliar, a quien se hizo el diagnóstico y el tratamiento endoscópico recomendado.
Gallstones are associated with development of acute pancreatitis in 40% of cases, however the diagnostic sensitivities of abdominal ultrasound and CT scans for finding this etiology are limited. The case presented here exemplifies the predictive use of aminotransferase liver enzymes in patients with biliary cholecystectomy but abdominal ultrasound that is negative for cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. The case is a 55 year old patient whose clinical picture was consistent with acute biliary pancreatitis. The diagnosis was made and endoscopic treatment was recommended.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Endosonography , Pancreatitis , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Objective To study the curative effect of endoscopic interventional therapy combined with tradi-tional Qingyilidan decoction in the treatment of patients with acute biliary pancreatitis.Methods 100 patients with acute biliary pancreatitis in our hospital from September 2013 to August 2014 were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group with 50 cases in each.The control group was given implementation of oral Chi-nese medicine and enema treatment, and the patients in the observation group were treated with endoscopic interven-tional.The curative effects of the two groups were then compared.Results The recovery time of symptoms and signs in the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (p<0.05).The excellent and good rate of curative effect evaluation in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( p<0.5).The restoration time of various biochemical indexes in the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (p<0.05).Conclusion The curative effect of endoscopic interventional therapy combined with traditional Chinese medicine preparation in the treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis was significantly better than the single use of traditional Chinese medicine preparation.It is characterized by high security and therefore is worthy of clinical application.
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Objective To explore the clinic value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography(MRCP)for the diagnosis of biliary pancreatitis(BP).Methods MRCP manifestation of 60 cases of BP proved by clinic records was analyzed retrospectively. Results Of all the 60 cases,41 were found pancreatitis combined with gall bladder stones or biliary cystitis,19 combined with stones in common biliary duct.Dilation of biliary duct was found in 23 cases,dilation of pancreatic duct in 9 cases,dilation of both in 5 cases.Conclusion MRCP can clearly display the signs of biliary pancreatitis,and have high clinic value for its diagnosis.
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Practice guidelines from international societies have recommended cholecystectomy during the same hospitalization for acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP). The aim of this study is to investigate the question of whether endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) and/or cholecystectomy during the same hospitalization can reduce the recurrence rate of ABP. METHODS: A total of 119 patients with ABP admitted to our institution between May 2005 and May 2010 who had complete follow-up data until May 2012 were enrolled. RESULTS: No significant differences in initial CT severity index and Charlson comorbidity index were observed between EST (n=64) and non-EST group (n=55) and among subgroups classified according to interventions performed. In Kaplan-Meier analyses, significantly higher recurrence rates of ABP were observed in the non-EST group compared to the EST group (p<0.01), and in the conservative treatment group compared to other intervention groups (p<0.01). The frequency of complications from ABP was significantly higher in the conservative treatment group (35.7%) and lowest in the EST plus cholecystectomy group (5.0%, p=0.008). In multivariate analysis, conservative treatment without EST and/or cholecystectomy, and non-EST group were independent risk factors for recurrence after the initial attack of ABP. CONCLUSIONS: ERCP with EST and cholecystectomy during the index admission is associated with reduced recurrence rates of ABP.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Acute Disease , Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde , Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic , Cohort Studies , Follow-Up Studies , Length of Stay , Multivariate Analysis , Odds Ratio , Pancreatitis/pathology , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Severity of Illness Index , Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) a condition caused by gallstones; can be a life-threatening condition if not treated early (mortality ~2-7%). Complications and symptoms of ABP can be ranging from mild (nausea, vomiting, and fever) to severe (necrosis, infections, hemorrhage, abscesses, renal failure, and adult respiratory distress syndrome). Th is paper presents a specifi c case of a middle-aged male diagnosed with ABP to illustrate the disease in a clinical setting, mainly looking at its presentation, diagnosis and focusing more on treatment and management. Clinical examinations and radiological investigations are crucial to recognize the diagnosis and foresee the prognosis of this condition. Th e medications that are administered to patients suff ering from this condition include analgesics (like morphine), intravenous fl uids, and antibiotics (e.g. ciprofl oxacin). Th e limitations and lack of knowledge described above are immense concerns. It is highly encouraged that future research opportunities will compensate for the present gap in knowledge, contributing to current literature, as well as having practical implications for treatment and management of ABP.