Diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis complicated with splenic infarction and literature review / 中国医师杂志

Objective:To investigate the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP) complicated with spleen infarction.Methods:A case of AP combined with splenic infarction was retrospectively analyzed and the literature was reviewed.Results:AP complicated with splenic infarction suggested that the patient′s condition was serious. The impairment of splenic immune function caused by splenic infarction may be an important cause of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Early detection and active treatment can obtain a good prognosis, and anticoagulant or antiplatelet aggregation treatment was not the key treatment.Conclusions:AP combined with splenic infarction may be an risk factor for SAP.