ABSTRACT
Foram estudados 15 casos de pancreatite aguda no Serviço de Clínica Cirúrgica do Hospital Universitário de Säo Paulo. Todos os pacientes desta série foram submetidos a laparotomia exploradora, com seqüestrectomia e drenagem. Foram relacionados etiologia, sexo, idade, complicaçöes e os critérios prognósticos de Ranson, com a mortalidade. A mortalidade geral foi de 33%
Subject(s)
Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Pancreatitis/surgery , Pancreatitis/mortality , Postoperative Complications , Acute Disease , Retrospective Studies , Hospitals, General , Hospitals, UniversityABSTRACT
The authors present a study of 15 cases of necrotizing acute pancreatitis treated surgically at the Surgery Department of the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo. All patients in the series were submitted to exploratory laparotomy with sequestrectomy and drainage. Etiology, sex, age, complications, and Ranson prognostic criteria were compared to mortality. Overall mortality was 33%.