Walled-off pancreatic necrosis.
Acute severe pancreatitits may be complicated by the development of 'walled-off pancreatic necrosis' (WOPN), which is characterised by a mixture of solid components and fluids on imaging studies as a consequence of organised pancreatic tissue necrosis. We present here an overview of the definition, clinical features, and diagnostic and therapeutic management of this clinical condition, which is mostly based on consensus as adequate clinical trials are lacking.
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Guadalajar, Guadalajara, Spain. jose_ramia@hotmail.com
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JM
Ramia
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de la Plaza
J E
JE
Quiñones-Sampedro
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Ramiro
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Veguillas
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García-Parreño
D000208:Acute Disease; D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis