Acute necrotizing pancreatitis accounts for 10% of acute pancreatitis (AP) cases and is
associated with a higher mortality and morbidity. Necrosis within the first 4 weeks of disease …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease for which a specific treatment remains elusive.
The key determinants of the outcome from AP are persistent organ failure and infected …

BACKGROUND Pancreatic or peripancreatic tissue necrosis confers substantial morbidity
and mortality. New modalities have created a wide variation in approaches and timing of …

Objectives Percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) is often the first invasive treatment step
for infected necrotizing pancreatitis. A proactive PCD strategy, including frequent and early …

Background Minimal access techniques have gained popularity for the management of
necrotizing pancreatitis, but only a few studies compared open necrosectomy with a less …

Background Gastrointestinal fistula (GIF) in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is considered as
a sparse episode and studied sporadically in the literature. There is paucity of data on the …

Background and study aim The commonly used minimally invasive methods for patients with
infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) are initial endoscopic transluminal drainage (ETD) and …

Objective: Acute pancreatitis (AP) ranges from a mild and self-limiting disease to a fulminant
illness with significant morbidity and mortality. Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is defined as …

AIM To determine percentage of patients of necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) requiring
intervention and the types of interventions performed. Outcomes of patients of step up …

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is a prevalent disease with high morbidity and mortality. The
development of radiologic and endoscopic techniques to manage pancreatic necrosis …