Acute pancreatitis is acute inflammatory process of pancreas
As mortality rate of severe acute pancreatitis may reach up to 50%, early diagnosis and evaluation of disease severity is crucial in patient management
Acute pancreatitis is subdivided into 2 types
Interstitial edematous pancreatitis
Necrotizing pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by progressive inflammatory process that involves pancreas and leads to irreversible morphologic and functional destruction of pancreas
Long-term consequence is exocrine and endocrine failure caused by destruction of functioning pancreatic parenchyma, which is progressively replaced by fibrous tissue
Autoimmune pancreatitis is form of chronic pancreatitis, which represents chronic fibroinflammatory disorder characterized by obstructive jaundice and dramatic response to steroids, in presence or absence of focal pancreatic mass
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Diagnosis of Pancreatitis
Complications of Pancreatitis
CEUS TECHNIQUE
CEUS Imaging of Pancreas
Imaging
Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatic and Peripancreatic Collections
Mass-Forming Chronic Pancreatitis
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Vascular Complications of Pancreatitis
Selected References
Sidhu PS et al: The EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations for the clinical practice of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in non-hepatic applications: update 2017 (short version). Ultraschall Med. 39(2):154-180, 2018
Fei Y et al: Effectiveness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Dig Liver Dis. 49(6):623-629, 2017
Bhutani MS et al. Fast Facts: Pancreas and Biliary Diseases. Health Press Limited, United Kingdom, 2017
Fusaroli P et al: The clinical impact of ultrasound contrast agents in EUS: a systematic review according to the levels of evidence. Gastrointest Endosc. 84(4):587-596.e10, 2016
Cai DM et al: Diagnostic value of contrast enhanced ultrasound for splenic artery complications following acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol. 20(4):1088-94, 2014
Crosara S et al: Autoimmune pancreatitis: Multimodality non-invasive imaging diagnosis. World J Gastroenterol. 20(45):16881-90, 2014
Ripollés T et al: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the staging of acute pancreatitis. Eur Radiol. 20(10):2518-23, 2010
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Acute pancreatitis is acute inflammatory process of pancreas
As mortality rate of severe acute pancreatitis may reach up to 50%, early diagnosis and evaluation of disease severity is crucial in patient management
Acute pancreatitis is subdivided into 2 types
Interstitial edematous pancreatitis
Necrotizing pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by progressive inflammatory process that involves pancreas and leads to irreversible morphologic and functional destruction of pancreas
Long-term consequence is exocrine and endocrine failure caused by destruction of functioning pancreatic parenchyma, which is progressively replaced by fibrous tissue
Autoimmune pancreatitis is form of chronic pancreatitis, which represents chronic fibroinflammatory disorder characterized by obstructive jaundice and dramatic response to steroids, in presence or absence of focal pancreatic mass
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Diagnosis of Pancreatitis
Complications of Pancreatitis
CEUS TECHNIQUE
CEUS Imaging of Pancreas
Imaging
Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatic and Peripancreatic Collections
Mass-Forming Chronic Pancreatitis
Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Vascular Complications of Pancreatitis
Selected References
Sidhu PS et al: The EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations for the clinical practice of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in non-hepatic applications: update 2017 (short version). Ultraschall Med. 39(2):154-180, 2018
Fei Y et al: Effectiveness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Dig Liver Dis. 49(6):623-629, 2017
Bhutani MS et al. Fast Facts: Pancreas and Biliary Diseases. Health Press Limited, United Kingdom, 2017
Fusaroli P et al: The clinical impact of ultrasound contrast agents in EUS: a systematic review according to the levels of evidence. Gastrointest Endosc. 84(4):587-596.e10, 2016
Cai DM et al: Diagnostic value of contrast enhanced ultrasound for splenic artery complications following acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol. 20(4):1088-94, 2014
Crosara S et al: Autoimmune pancreatitis: Multimodality non-invasive imaging diagnosis. World J Gastroenterol. 20(45):16881-90, 2014
Ripollés T et al: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the staging of acute pancreatitis. Eur Radiol. 20(10):2518-23, 2010
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