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Pancreatic abscess

MedGen UID:
536797
•Concept ID:
C0238334
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Abscess of pancreas; Pancreas abscess
SNOMED CT: Abscess of pancreas (69643006); Pancreatic abscess (69643006)
 
HPO: HP:0025079

Definition

A circumscribed area of pus or necrotic debris in the parenchyma of the pancreas. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPancreatic abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pancreatic abscess and infected pancreatic pseudocyst: diagnosis and treatment.
Witt MD, Edwards JE Jr
Curr Clin Top Infect Dis 1992;12:111-37. PMID: 1642796
Pancreatic "abscess": diagnosis and management.
Bjornson HS
Pancreas 1991;6 Suppl 1:S31-6. doi: 10.1097/00006676-199101001-00006. PMID: 1788250
Pancreatic abscess: formation, diagnostic procedures and treatment.
Balldin G, Genell S, Ohlsson K
Dig Dis 1989;7(2):104-12. doi: 10.1159/000171210. PMID: 2656008

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections.
Giovannini M
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2018 Apr;28(2):157-169. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2017.11.004. PMID: 29519329
Tubercular pancreatic abscess presenting as Fever and cystic pancreatic lesion with endoscopic management.
Fenkel JM, Spodik M, Singu BS, Infantolino A, Deshmukh SP, Loren DE
Dig Dis Sci 2010 Jul;55(7):2118-20. Epub 2009 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-009-0938-6. PMID: 19693668
Microbiological analysis of pancreatic abscess.
Brook I, Frazier EH
Clin Infect Dis 1996 Feb;22(2):384-5. doi: 10.1093/clinids/22.2.384. PMID: 8838210
CT of acute pancreatitis: interim assessment.
Mendez G Jr, Isikoff MB, Hill MC
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1980 Sep;135(3):463-9. doi: 10.2214/ajr.135.3.463. PMID: 6773364
Treatment of Bacteroides infection with clindamycin-2-phosphate.
Dickinson PC, Saphyakhajon P
Can Med Assoc J 1974 Nov 2;111(9):945-7, 949. PMID: 4609237Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Revised Atlanta Classification for Acute Pancreatitis: A Pictorial Essay.
Foster BR, Jensen KK, Bakis G, Shaaban AM, Coakley FV
Radiographics 2016 May-Jun;36(3):675-87. doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150097. PMID: 27163588
Pancreatic abscess and infected pancreatic pseudocyst: diagnosis and treatment.
Witt MD, Edwards JE Jr
Curr Clin Top Infect Dis 1992;12:111-37. PMID: 1642796
Pancreatic "abscess": diagnosis and management.
Bjornson HS
Pancreas 1991;6 Suppl 1:S31-6. doi: 10.1097/00006676-199101001-00006. PMID: 1788250
Pancreatic abscess: formation, diagnostic procedures and treatment.
Balldin G, Genell S, Ohlsson K
Dig Dis 1989;7(2):104-12. doi: 10.1159/000171210. PMID: 2656008
Acute pancreatitis.
Geokas MC
Calif Med 1972 Aug;117(2):25-39. PMID: 4559467Free PMC Article

Therapy

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Abscess of the ligamentum teres hepatis.
Fujikawa H, Araki M
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Apr;35(4):529. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1111/jgh.14921. PMID: 31898824
Disseminated Nocardia asiatica infection in an immunocompromised individual: A rare entity needs careful vigilance.
Banerjee B, Gupta R, Varma M, Mukhopadhyay C, Shaw T
J Infect Public Health 2019 Mar-Apr;12(2):167-170. Epub 2019 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.12.008. PMID: 30704871
Pancreatic abscess management by subtotal resection and packing.
Stone HH, Strom PR, Mullins RJ
World J Surg 1984 Jun;8(3):340-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01655070. PMID: 6464491
Proceedings: Pancreatic abscess.
Miller TA, Lindenauer SM, Frey CF, Stanley JC
Arch Surg 1974 Apr;108(4):545-51. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1974.01350280147024. PMID: 4815930
Treatment of Bacteroides infection with clindamycin-2-phosphate.
Dickinson PC, Saphyakhajon P
Can Med Assoc J 1974 Nov 2;111(9):945-7, 949. PMID: 4609237Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Acute pancreatitis: an update on the revised Atlanta classification.
Colvin SD, Smith EN, Morgan DE, Porter KK
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020 May;45(5):1222-1231. doi: 10.1007/s00261-019-02214-w. PMID: 31494708
Walled-off pancreatic necrosis.
Stamatakos M, Stefanaki C, Kontzoglou K, Stergiopoulos S, Giannopoulos G, Safioleas M
World J Gastroenterol 2010 Apr 14;16(14):1707-12. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1707. PMID: 20380001Free PMC Article
Tubercular pancreatic abscess presenting as Fever and cystic pancreatic lesion with endoscopic management.
Fenkel JM, Spodik M, Singu BS, Infantolino A, Deshmukh SP, Loren DE
Dig Dis Sci 2010 Jul;55(7):2118-20. Epub 2009 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-009-0938-6. PMID: 19693668
Pancreatic abscess and infected pancreatic pseudocyst: diagnosis and treatment.
Witt MD, Edwards JE Jr
Curr Clin Top Infect Dis 1992;12:111-37. PMID: 1642796
Surgical management of acute pancreatitis.
Martin JK Jr, van Heerden JA, Bess MA
Mayo Clin Proc 1984 Apr;59(4):259-67. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)61260-9. PMID: 6369015

Clinical prediction guides

Drainage after distal pancreatectomy: Still an unsolved problem.
Machado MCC, Machado MAC
Surg Oncol 2019 Sep;30:76-80. Epub 2019 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2019.06.002. PMID: 31500790
Disseminated Nocardia asiatica infection in an immunocompromised individual: A rare entity needs careful vigilance.
Banerjee B, Gupta R, Varma M, Mukhopadhyay C, Shaw T
J Infect Public Health 2019 Mar-Apr;12(2):167-170. Epub 2019 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.12.008. PMID: 30704871
Severe acute pancreatitis: Clinical course and management.
Beger HG, Rau BM
World J Gastroenterol 2007 Oct 14;13(38):5043-51. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i38.5043. PMID: 17876868Free PMC Article
Computed tomography and the prediction of pancreatic abscess in acute pancreatitis.
Ranson JH, Balthazar E, Caccavale R, Cooper M
Ann Surg 1985 May;201(5):656-65. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198505000-00016. PMID: 3994437Free PMC Article
Surgical management of acute pancreatitis.
Martin JK Jr, van Heerden JA, Bess MA
Mayo Clin Proc 1984 Apr;59(4):259-67. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)61260-9. PMID: 6369015

Recent systematic reviews

Open necrosectomy is feasible as a last resort in selected cases with infected pancreatic necrosis: a case series and systematic literature review.
Sgaramella LI, Gurrado A, Pasculli A, Prete FP, Catena F, Testini M
World J Emerg Surg 2020 Jul 29;15(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00326-z. PMID: 32727508Free PMC Article
Minimally invasive management of pancreatic abscess, pseudocyst, and necrosis: a systematic review of current guidelines.
Loveday BP, Mittal A, Phillips A, Windsor JA
World J Surg 2008 Nov;32(11):2383-94. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9701-y. PMID: 18670801

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