Pancreatic abscess and computed tomographic scanning.
A 42-year-old man presented with acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis. He developed all the major complications of acute pancreatitis including a pancreatic abscess which was shown to progress on serial computed tomography (CT) scans. The diagnostic value of CT in acute pancreatitis is emphasized.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed