Analysis of the delayed approach to the management of infected pancreatic necrosis.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze outcomes of delayed single-stage necrosectomy after early conservative management of patients with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) associated with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).


METHODS
Between January 1998 and December 2009, data from patients with SAP who developed IPN and were managed by pancreatic necrosectomy were analyzed.


RESULTS
Fifty-nine of 61 pancreatic necrosectomies were performed by open surgery and 2 laparoscopically. In 55 patients, single-stage necrosectomy could be performed (90.2%). Patients underwent surgery at a median of 29 d (range 13-46 d) after diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Sepsis and multiple organ failure accounted for the 9.8% mortality rate. Pancreatic fistulae (50.8%) predominantly accounted for the morbidity. The median hospital stay was 23 d, and the median interval for return to regular activities was 110 d.


CONCLUSIONS
This series supports the concept of delayed single-stage open pancreatic necrosectomy for IPN. Advances in critical care, antibiotics and interventional radiology have played complementary role in improving the outcomes.
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai 400026, India. drnileshbela@gmail.com
Nilesh
N
Doctor
Sujith
S
Philip
Vidhyachandra
V
Gandhi
Maharra
M
Hussain
Savio G
SG
Barreto
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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