Clinicoradiologic approach to a case of acute pancreatitis.
A case of a female patient admitted to the emergency department for the onset of acute abdominal pain and increased amylasemia, is discussed. In the suspicion of acute pancreatitis, abdominal spiral CT was performed. CT findings of acute pancreatitis were evaluated to confirm the diagnosis based on clinicolaboratory results, on staging to establish the prognosis and rule out complications.
Ciraci
Alessandro
A
Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma.
Melisi
Maria Teresa
MT
Bellitti
Arianna
A
Di Veronica
Alessandra
A
Celi
Giuseppe
G
Natale
Luigi
L
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed