title: [Conservative surgical treatment of acute pancreatitis. Strategy and technic].
abstract: Not all patients with acute pancreatitis can be cured by medical treatment alone; surgery is mandatory when signs of aggravation or complications are present. The authors propose a new strategy involving bilateral subcostal laparotomy, wide approach to the pancreas, evaluation of the lesions and therapeutic decision: either abstention or excision which may be performed according to rules or adapted to each case. The abdominal wall is then closed, often around a pre- and peripancreatic Mikulicz's drain. This method has substantial advantages: the dangers of hasty and inappropriate surgical procedures on ill-defined lesions are avoided, necrotic areas can be removed, drainage is facilitated and possible reoperations are restricted to the supramesocolic cavity.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Traitement chirurgical conservateur des pancréatites aiguës. Stratégie et technique.