title: Vascular complications in cases of acute pancreatitis - CT scan based study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To record the incidence of vascular complications in cases of acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed at the Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from October 31, 2012 to October 31, 2014, and comprised computerised records and computerised tomography scan images related to cases of pancreatitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 210 patients included, 97(46.19%) were men and 113(53.81%) were women. A total of 24(11.4%) patients had thrombosis of splanchnic vasculature, of which the most frequently thrombosed vessel was the splenic vein, in 17(70.8%) patients; followed by the portal vein, 11(45.8%); and the superior mesenteric vein,4(16.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of vascular thrombosis was low, but not uncommon in patients of severe acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Moinuddin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Usman
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Ayub
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi.
authors.forename: Saleha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anwar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Vascular, Complications, Pancreatitis, CT scan.