title: Interventional radiology for necrotizing pancreatitis.
abstract: Necrotic pancreatitis is a complex clinical entity that requires collaboration of care from surgeons, gastroenterologists, and interventional radiologists. CT scans play a pivotal role in the diagnosis of pancreatic necrosis, while image-guided percutaneous pancreatic drainage is a safe and effective treatment method in certain cases. The diagnostic criteria for pancreatic necrosis, indications for pancreatic drainage, technique, and efficacy are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Route 140, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mamlouk
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: vanSonnenberg
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000592:standards; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States