Necrotizing pancreatitis due to Ascaris lumbricoides: Causes, diagnosis, and current treatment
Necrosis in acute pancreatitis presents a high mortality rate despite advances in critical care. After biliary and alcoholic etiology, the third most common cause of pancreatitis is idiopathic etiology, with 10% of cases related to parasites, being Ascaris the most common parasite involved in pancr...
| 发表在: | Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterología |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| 格式: | 文件 |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología
2021-10-01
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| 在线阅读: | https://revistagastrocol.com/index.php/rcg/article/view/671 |
| 总结: | Necrosis in acute pancreatitis presents a high mortality rate despite advances in critical care. After biliary and alcoholic etiology, the third most common cause of pancreatitis is idiopathic etiology, with 10% of cases related to parasites, being Ascaris the most common parasite involved in pancreas necrosis and inflammation. Considering the high rates of mortality related to necrotizing pancreatitis, a case of ascariasis is analyzed, including its growing epidemiology, its causes, its clinical and imaging diagnosis, and its antiparasitic treatment based on current evidence.
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| ISSN: | 2500-7440 |