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Complications of acute pancreatitis in tertiary care hospital

International Journal of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, ISSN: 2230-9012, Vol: 7, Issue: 2, Page: 23-27
2017
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Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the complications of acute pancreatitis in tertiary care hospital. Methods: Hundred patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis were analyzed in this prospective cohort study from July 2015 to July 2016. Complications were studied. Cholelithiasis was found to be the most common cause of acute pancreatitis in our setting. Results: Acute pancreatitis is defined as reversible inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma which is characterized by the presence of interstitial edema, acute inflammatory cell infiltrate and varying degree of cellular apoptosis, necrosis and hemorrhage. Cholelithiasis and alcohol were found to be the most common causes of acute pancreatitis. Alcohol, Smoking, some medications are the major risk factors. The major complications of acute pancreatitis are pseudocyst, pleural effusion, sepsis, shock or internal bleeding, fluid collection, ascites. Conclusion: Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal ailments with high morbidity and mortality worldwide and at our set up too. Like any other disease occurrence of complications may worsen the prognosis of acute pancreatitis. Acute fluid collection around pancreas came out to be the common complication.

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