title: CT of pancreatic gas gangrene.
abstract: A case of gas gangrene complicating acute pancreatitis is presented. The presence of gas within the pancreatic bed is very suggestive of infection with gas forming organisms in the right clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCloskey
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed