Liquefactive necrosis of the pancreas: the pancreatic sac.
The authors describe an unusual form of pancreatic necrosis in which the excavated necrotic core is surrounded by a shell of tissue and forms a sac which generally conforms to the axis and contour of the pancreas. This debris-containing sac could be misinterpreted on ultrasound and CT and is best defined by direct injection into the pancreatic duct.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography