Synopsis
complications
- peripancreatic free fluid collections
- extrapancreatic spread of acute pancreatitis
- infected or noninfected pseudocysts
- pancreatic abscess
- complex cystic structure with internal debris/septations and echogenic gas bubbles
- vascular pseudoaneurysm
- acute hemorrhage
- venous thrombosis
- associated gastric varices
Etiology
obstructive (obstruction or overdistension of the pancreatic duct)
toxic
- exposure to ethanol (alcohol abuse)
-
drugs
- azathioprine
- glucocorticoids
- cyclosporin-A
- furosemide
- calcium chloride
infectious
metabolic
trauma
- blunt trauma to the abdomen
- iatrogenic trauma
- postoperative trauma
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
vascular abnormalities
- atherosclerotic emboli
- hypoperfusion
- vasculitis
cystic fibrosis
unknown cause (10-25%)
orthotopic liver allograft (#9523868#)
- emergency liver allograft
- extensive peripancreatic dissection
- pancreatic surgical trauma
- infectious peritonitis
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