title: [Imaging of pancreatitis].
abstract: Acute and chronic pancreatitis involve different problems. In acute pancreatitis, the method of choice is CT scan, which provides a precise description of the lesions as a basis for establishing criteria of severity. Discovery of infection often requires scan-guided puncture. For chronic pancreatitis, a greater range of examinations is available. The CT scan is the best noninvasive method. Ultrasound examination can be repeated for follow-up. Echoendoscopy shows early signs. Excellent diagnostic results are provided by retrograde endoscopic cholangiopancreatography. It is indispensable for the presurgery work-up and sometimes for differential diagnosis of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sibert
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Imagerie des pancréatites.