Post-Pancreatectomy Acute Pancreatitis-The New Criteria Fail to Recognize Significant Presentations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-pancreatectomy acute pancreatitis (PPAP) is a newly described clinical entity defined as elevated serum amylase sustained ≥ 48 h postoperatively, radiological findings consistent with acute pancreatitis, and associated clinically relevant features. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of PPAP and the rate of major complications after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) in patients with only transiently elevated serum amylase.

Methods

A retrospective single-center observational study was conducted including consecutive patients ≥ 18 years of age undergoing PD at Karolinska University Hospital, between 2008 and 2020. Serum amylase on postoperative day (POD) 1 and 2 and records from computer tomography were analyzed and correlated with postoperative major compli

SUBMITTER: Holmberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature