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SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SEVERE PANCREATITIS
Pancreatic necrosectomy is the surgical treatment of pancreatic necrosis.
Pancreatic necrosis is serious complication of acute pancreatitis which can be fatal, particularly if it becomes infected.
Pancreatic necrosectomy is a surgical intervention that offers several options including the conventional open, percutaneous, laparoscopic, endoscopic or 'step-up' approaches.
Pancreatitis is where the pancreas is inflamed, and necrosis is a complication where the tissue of the pancreas starts to die and may become infected. The goal of necrosectomy is to remove all the areas of infection and necrosis, through one of several ways.
The open surgical approach uses an abdominal incision.
Alternatively, an endoscope (a thin tube with a camera on the end) is inserted through the mouth and instruments are passed through the stomach wall to wash out and remove the dead tissue.
The laparoscopic approach is where the pancreas is accessed via smaller surgical incisions, and the purulent materials are gently suctioned out.
Following the procedure, drains are inserted from the pancreatic area, a gastric tube is placed to control secretions coming from the stomach, and an appropriate access for feeding will also be inserted.
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