title: Pancreatic ascites.
abstract: Two patients with pancreatic ascites secondary to acute pancreatitis are presented. Successful drainage was carried out in one patient with distal pancreatectomy and Roux-en-Y pancreaticojejunostomy and in the other by cystoduodenostomy. Most cases of pancreatic ascites are due to a mild peritoneal reaction casued by inactivated pancreatic enzymes liberated after ductal or pseudocyst disruption. A majority of cases are successfully treated by surgical correction of the underlying pathology.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery