Necrotizing Pancreatitis with Gas Gangrene
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
;
: 328-331, 2007.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-82992
ABSTRACT
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is a disease with high morbidity and mortality despite the progress made in intensive care. Gas gangrene of the pancreas, usually caused by anaerobe infection, is an extremely rare, but severe form of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Several severity-of-illness classifications for acute pancreatitis are used to identify patients at risk for complications. Pancreatic necrosis is diagnosed radiographically by dynamic intravenous contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen. Early CT in patients with suspected necrotizing pancreatitis contributes to early intervention and many advantageously enhance survival. We report here on two cases of necrotizing pancreatitis with gas gangrene in 49-year-old male patient and 86-year-old female patient.
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Main subject:
Pancreas
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Pancreatitis
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Mortality
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Classification
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Early Intervention, Educational
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Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing
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Critical Care
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Abdomen
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Gas Gangrene
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Necrosis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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