title: Resection of the pancreas for acute hemorrhagic and necrotizing pancreatitis.
abstract: The role of surgery in the treatment of acute hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis is discussed on the basis of a series of 996 patients with all types of acute pancreatitis who were treated in the years 1967--1976. Pancreatic resection was performed in 29 patients with hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis during the past 3 years. The extent of resection ranged from 60 to 100% of the pancreas. Eight patients died, for a mortality rate of 28%. Eight of 21 surviving patients developed diabetes requiring substitution therapy. During a follow-up period of 6 to 36 months, 17 patients were able to resume work, 3 are still convalescing, and 1 has retired.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications