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Infected pancreatic necrosis—Current trends in management
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is a common gastrointestinal disease requiring hospitalization and multiple interventions resulting in higher...
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Identification of early predictors for infected necrosis in acute pancreatitis
BackgroundIn acute pancreatitis, secondary infection of pancreatic necrosis is a complication that mostly necessitates interventional therapy. A...
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Infected pancreatic necrosis: outcomes and clinical predictors of mortality. A post hoc analysis of the MANCTRA-1 international study
The identification of high-risk patients in the early stages of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is critical, because it could help the clinicians...
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Dynamics of Serum Procalcitonin Can Predict Outcome in Patients of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis: A Prospective Analysis
BackgroundTimely intervention can alter outcome in patients of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) but lacks adequate biomarker. Role of serum...
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Minimal-access video-assisted retroperitoneal and/or transperitoneal debridement (VARTD) in the management of infected walled-off pancreatic necrosis with deep extension: initial experience from a prospective single-arm study
BackgroundThe currently preferred minimally invasive approaches have substantially improved outcomes of infected walled-off pancreatic necrosis...
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Infected pancreatic necrosis complicating severe acute pancreatitis in critically ill patients: predicting catheter drainage failure and need for necrosectomy
BackgroundRecent guidelines advocate a step-up approach for managing suspected infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) during acute pancreatitis. Nearly...
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Plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA detects pathogens in patients with suspected infected pancreatic necrosis
BackgroundInfected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a life-threatening complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). Timely diagnosis of IPN could facilitate...
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The clinical outcome from early versus delayed minimally invasive intervention for infected pancreatic necrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundWhile the management of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) has evolved in the last two decades with the adoption of minimally invasive...
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Triple guidance of choledochoscopy, ultrasonography, and computed tomography facilitates percutaneous catheter drainage of infected walled-off necrosis
ObjectivesPercutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) is usually performed to treat acute pancreatitis complicated by infected walled-off necrosis (WON)....
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Successful Salvage of Partial Gastric Conduit Necrosis by Primary Anastomosis in a Post-Esophagectomy Patient
Gastric conduit necrosis is a rare but severe complication of esophageal surgery, often associated with mediastinal sepsis and high morbidity and...
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Uterine Incision Necrosis Following Cesarean Section—a Case Report
Increasing incidence of caesarean sections is a matter of concern globally. This surgical procedure carries its own risks and may lead to potential...
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Early encapsulation of peripancreatic fluid/necrosis collections on imaging (CECT) in acute pancreatitis: influential factors and clinical significance for prognosis
BackgroundTo identify the factors influencing the early encapsulation of peripancreatic fluid/necrosis collections via contrast-enhanced computed...
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Step-up approach for the treatment of infected necrotising pancreatitis: real life data from a single-centre experience with long-term follow-up
BackgroundAbout 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop a necrotising form with a worse prognosis due to frequent appearance of organ...
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Early Endoscopic Interventions for Pancreatic Necrosis: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes
Endoscopic transmural drainage is usually performed for symptomatic well-encapsulated walled-off necrosis (WON) that usually develops in the delayed...
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Lung infections in HIV-infected children: imaging pattern recognition and its correlation with CD4 counts
ContextChildren with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection frequently present with opportunistic infections of the lung that may be associated...
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Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute retinal necrosis; an update
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a rare but severe ophthalmic pathology defined by panuveitis, retinal necrosis, and high rates of retinal detachment....
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Nodular cystic fat necrosis: a distinctive rare soft-tissue mass
We report the case of a 34-year-old female who was evaluated for a right lower extremity soft-tissue mass, found to be a large cystic lesion bound by...
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“One-step” approach versus “Step-up” approach minimally invasive treatment for infected pancreatic necrosis: a study protocol for a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial
BackgroundCurrently, the minimally invasive “Step-up” surgical strategy is still the main treatment for infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN). However,...
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Minimally invasive treatment of uterine necrosis with favorable outcomes: an uncommon case presentation and literature review
BackgroundUterine necrosis is a rare condition and is considered a life-threatening complication. However, cases of uterine necrosis were rarely...
