Absceso pancreático y pseudoquiste infectado / Pancreatic abscess and infected pseudocyst
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
;
86(7/9): 68-70, Jul.-Sept. 1994.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-411605
RESUMO
Acute pancreatitis is a sterile inflammatory process caused by a chemical auto digestion of the pancreas. The pancreatic abscess and infected pseudocyst are complications of acute pancreatitis of a high mortality rate that require a prompt diagnosis. The pseudocyst is defined as a localized collection of pancreatic juices confine to a retroperitoneal area by a fibrous membrane without epithelium; an abscess is a collection of pus and necrotic tissue. This illnesses should be suspected when patients with acute pancreatitis develop fever, tachycardia, abdominal distention or mass after 14-22 days after the initial attack. These entities require different treatment. The definite treatment is surgical intervention
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Main subject:
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
/
Pancreatitis
/
Abscess
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Puerto Rico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Puerto Rico/PR
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