Study on some clinical characteristics and surgical treatment in acute necrotic pancreatitis
- Author:
Trinh Van Thao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acute necrotic pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Pancreatitis;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;512(5):34-37
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on 70 acute pancreatitis patients (40 males, 30 females, aged 19 - 76) operated in Viet Duc Hospital from January 1999 to May 2002. Exclusive criteria: edema acute pancreatitis, necrotic pancreatitis without operation, necrotic pancreatitis was operated in basic settings. The results: the most of necrotic pancreatitis had no clear causes (74.28%). Mechanic causes included gallstone, worm (17.15%), acute pancreatitis after gall-pancreas area operation (1.43%). The disease was common in adults, mainly in 41-60 years old. In necrotic pancreatitis, pancreas could be necrotic very fast during the first 24 hours with shock, multi-organs failure, tympanites, vomit, peritoneum reaction and induction signs. The common symptoms were : increased blood amylase and urine amylase, leukocyte, blood urea, blood glucose; decreased blood calcium. CT scanner with a high accuracy rate (100%), was a gold criterion in diagnosis of necrotic pancreatitis. In operation, should minimized intervention. It is necessary to perform jejunotomy to decrease the expense due to intravenous feeding regularly.
