Open AccessLaparoscopic necrosectomy in acute necrotizing pancreatitis: Our experience
Author(s) -
Mittu John Mathew,
Amit Parmar,
Diwakar Sahu,
Prasanna Kumar Reddy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.134875
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing pancreatitis , surgery , acute pancreatitis , pancreatitis , general surgery
Pancreatic necrosis is a local complication of acute pancreatitis. The development of secondary infection in pancreatic necrosis is associated with increased mortality. Pancreatic necrosectomy is the mainstay of invasive management.