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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 89-92 |
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Management of pancreatic abscess following acute pancreatitis
Nnamdi Jude Nwashilli1, Blessing Ose-Emenin Igbinedion2
1 Department of Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
2 Department of Radiology, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nnamdi Jude Nwashilli
Department of Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/smj.smj_127_20
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Pancreatic abscess occurs as sequelae of acute pancreatitis. The standard treatment of infected pancreatic abscess is open surgical drainage and antibiotics. Recently, minimally invasive drainage methods such as image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage, transluminal endoscopic drainage through the stomach or duodenum, and retroperitoneal surgical drainage are becoming the trend. Open surgical drainage has a drawback of triggering a strong inflammatory response that can lead to multi-organ failure, bleeding, and gastrointestinal fistula unlike the minimally invasive approach. However, in the absence of facilities and expertise for minimally invasive drainage techniques, coupled with a patient with extensive/diffuse pancreatic necrosis and clinical deterioration, open surgical drainage may suffice. We report a case of pancreatic abscess which developed in a middle-aged man after few months of treatment and recovery from acute pancreatitis that was managed by open surgical drainage and parenteral antibiotics with good outcome.
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