[Staging of acute pancreatitis: use of computed tomography].
Since CT permits non-invasive imaging of the peripancreatic anatomy, the relationship between early CT findings and objective prognostic signs was evaluated in fifty-five patients with acute pancreatitis. The tomographic severity of pancreatitis was graded in 5 degrees in accordance with classification reported by Hill. An association of CT findings with objective clinical prognostic signs results in more accurate early identification of patients with a high risk of complications. Therefore early CT evaluation of the pancreas is recommended in patients who, upon clinical evaluation, appear to have pancreatitis of moderate or severe degree.
Bottani
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Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia.
Lucev
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Abelli
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M
Martino
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N
Valesi
M G
MG
Di Giulio
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G
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
"Staging" della pancreatite acuta: utilizzo della TC.