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Acute pancreatitis following liver resection: report of three fatal cases and a review of the literature
Author(s) -
Sathasivam Sivapirabu,
Ritchie Angus,
Brooks Adam J.,
Morris David L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03113.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , resection , etiology , complication , surgery , mortality rate , general surgery
Pancreatitis is a well recognised but rare complication following liver resection. The precise aetiology is not well understood and the clinical diagnosis may frequently be obscured by the postoperative state. Postoperative pancreatitis has a high mortality rate and should always be considered in patients who unexpectantly deteriorate postoperatively. We present three fatal cases of pancreatitis following liver resection. The literature is reviewed to elucidate common factors in patients who develop postoperative pancreatitis.