Late sequelae of central pancreatic necrosis. Case report.
Three cases of complete central pancreatic atrophy following acute pancreatitis are described. The isolated pancreatic tail did not regress, but continued to secrete pancreatic juice through a chronic fistula or recurrent pseudocyst. To our knowledge this clinical entity has not previously attracted attention in the literature.
Smedh
K
K
Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Larsson
J
J
Lindström
E
E
Ihse
I
I
D000208:Acute Disease; D001284:Atrophy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D010189:Pancreatic Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*