[Acute pancreatitis: clinical-tomographic correlations]. / Pancreatite acuta: correlazioni clinico-tomografiche.

The authors are interested in verifying the correlation between clinical findings and CT scan imaging in acute pancreatitis. Forty-one patients with acute episodes of pancreatitis are studied according to classic clinical Ranson prognostic factors and radiological Hill classification. All patients are investigated with G.E. 9800 Quick TC scanner. Our data show a significant correlation especially for patients of extreme classes: 78.3% of patients in first Ranson class are included in 0-I-II Hill grades, 74% of the patients in the cumulative third and fourth Ranson classes are correlated with IV and V Hill grades. Finally the authors underline the usefulness of clinical and tomographic evaluation for prognostic and therapeutical trends in patients with acute pancreatitis.