title: [Pancreatic abscess and infected pseudocyst].
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is a sterile inflammatory process caused by a chemical auto digestion of the pancreas. The pancreatic abscess and infected pseudocyst are complications of acute pancreatitis of a high mortality rate that require a prompt diagnosis. The pseudocyst is defined as a localized collection of pancreatic juices confine to a retroperitoneal area by a fibrous membrane without epithelium; an abscess is a collection of pus and necrotic tissue. This illnesses should be suspected when patients with acute pancreatitis develop fever, tachycardia, abdominal distention or mass after 14-22 days after the initial attack. These entities require different treatment. The definite treatment is surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Trinidad
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Ronda
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Absceso pancreático y pseudoquiste infectado.