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Emphysematous Pancreatitis Mimicking Bowel Perforation
Emphysematous pancreatitis is a rare complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis, which carries a mortality rate of up to 70%. It has only been described in isolated case reports. We report a patient who presented with suspected bowel perforation and was subsequently found to have emphysematous p...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8294876/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34307719 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000641 |
| Sumario: | Emphysematous pancreatitis is a rare complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis, which carries a mortality rate of up to 70%. It has only been described in isolated case reports. We report a patient who presented with suspected bowel perforation and was subsequently found to have emphysematous pancreatitis that was managed successfully with multidisciplinary team involvement. |
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