title: Pancreatitis.
abstract: Recent technologic advances in ultrasonography and computed tomography have revolutionized the diagnostic evaluation of pancreatic disease. More important, these imaging modalities provide an unprecedented opportunity to detect at an early stage the complications of pancreatitis, such as phlegmon, pseudocyst, and abscess, and to follow their response to therapy.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography