Workup
Other Pathologies
- Pancreatic Necrosis
Banks PA, Gerzof SG, Sullivan JG: Central cavitary necrosis: differentiation from pancreatic pseudocyst on CT scan. Pancreas 1988; 3: 83-88. [sapd.es]
Treatment
Debridement and closed packing for the treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis. 1998; 228: 676-684. Runzi M, Niebel W, Goebell H, Gerken G, Layer P. Severe acute pancreatitis: nonsurgical treatment of infected necrosis. Pancreas 2005; 30: 195-199. [sapd.es]
Prognosis
Acute pancreatitis: value of CT in establishing prognosis. Radiology 1990; 174: 331-336. Mortele KJ, Wiesner W, Intriere L, Shankar S, Zou KH, Kalantari BN, Perez A, vanSonnenberg E, Ros PR, Banks PA, Silverman SG. [sapd.es]
Etiology
Advances in the Etiology of Chronic Pancreatitis. Dig Dis 28 p324-329, 2010. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20814206. Accessed April 2011. Tietz NW and Shuey DF. Lipase in Serum -- the elusive enzyme: an overview. [labtestsonline.it]
Endoscopic drainage of pancreatic-fluid collections in 116 patients: a comparison of etiologies, drainage techniques, and outcomes. Gastrointest Endosc 2006; 63: 635-643. [sapd.es]