Open AccessSurgical management of pancreatic necrosis
Author(s) -
Nathan T. Mowery,
Brandon R. Bruns,
Heather MacNew,
Suresh Agarwal,
Toby M. Enniss,
Mansoor A. Khan,
Weidun Alan Guo,
Jeremy W. Can,
Matthew Lissauer,
Therèse M. Duane,
Amy N. Hildreth,
Peter A. Pappas,
Lynn Gries,
Meghann L. Kaiser,
Bryce R. H. Robinson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000001510
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , modalities , grading (engineering) , medline , percutaneous , surgery , psychological intervention , pancreatectomy , necrosis , general surgery , intensive care medicine , resection , social science , civil engineering , psychiatry , sociology , political science , law , engineering
Pancreatic or peripancreatic tissue necrosis confers substantial morbidity and mortality. New modalities have created a wide variation in approaches and timing of interventions for necrotizing pancreatitis. As acute care surgery evolves, its practitioners are increasingly being called upon to manage these complex patients.