CT evaluation of pancreatic injury following splenectomy
| Autor: | RS Lefleur, Murray Rothberg, Emil J. Balthazar, Alec J. Megibow |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pancreatic pseudocyst Urology medicine.medical_treatment Fistula Splenectomy Subphrenic abscess Pancreatic Fistula Pancreatic Pseudocyst medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Pancreas Aged Subphrenic Abscess Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Gastroenterology Postoperative complication General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Pancreatitis Pancreatic fistula Radiology Pancreatic injury Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Gastrointestinal Radiology. 10:139-144 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0509 0364-2356 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf01893088 |
| Popis: | A fluid collection in the left subphrenic space immediately after splenectomy is often associated with pancreatic injury. The configuration, location, and vascular supply of the tail of the pancreas explain this postoperative complication. Depending on the degree of injury, the CT findings may show swelling of the tail of the pancreas, ill-defined fluid collections, or a well-encapsulated pancreatic pseudocyst. The diagnosis is confirmed by percutaneous aspiration with amylase determinations and the demonstration of a pancreatic fistula. Failure to diagnose this complication promptly may lead to a protracted postoperative clinical course and the development of a subphrenic abscess or a pancreatic pseudocyst. |
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