Surgery Management of Pancreatitis with Complication: A Review Article

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas with clinical manifestations that vary from mild to severe manifestations to death. The incidence of pancreatitis varies in various countries in the world and depends on the cause such as alcohol, gallstones, and metabolic factors. The clinical picture and the main symptom in patients with acute pancreatitis is abdominal pain. Abdominal pain varies from mild to severe and excruciating. Abdominal pain that is felt is constant and dull, and is usually felt in the epigastrium and periumbilicus and often spreads to the back, chest, waist, and lower abdomen. Discussion: The onset of acute pancreatitis, the patient should be evaluated for hemodynamic status immediately and receive the necessary resuscitation measures. Patients with acute pancreatitis should receive aggressive intravenous rehydration (250 - 500 ml/hour with isotonic crystalloid fluid) as early as possible with close monitoring, unless contraindicated with cardiovascular and/or renal comorbidities. It is most effective within the first 12-24 hours, but after that the benefits may diminish. Debridement (necrosectomy) is the gold standard in infected acute necrotizing pancreatitis and peripancreatic necrosis. Indications for intervention either through radiological, endoscopic or surgical procedures in necrotizing pancreatitis are suspected or proven infected necrotizing pancreatitis with clinical deterioration, especially after the necrotic tissue has been encapsulated with thick walls (walled-off necrosis). Sterile necrotizing pancreatitis with persistent organ failure several weeks after the onset of acute pancreatitis, particularly after the necrotic tissue has been encapsulated with thick walls (walled-off necrosis). Conclusion: Surgical management is often used in pancreatitis associated with gallstones. Cholecystectomy within 48 hours of the complaint can increase healing time. In addition, cholecystectomy performed early may not increase the risk of complications secondary to surgery. Surgery is not performed in acute necrotizing pancreatitis until the inflammation is reduced and the fluid accumulation no longer increases in size.

A Case Report on Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Nursing Management

Introduction: Necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) is a health problem in which part of pancreas dies. This is because of inflammation or injury. If the dead tissue gets infected, it can cause serious issues. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. During recurring attacks of pancreatitis, tissues within pancreas may die and later become infected. This condition is called as acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Case Presentation: A 48 yr old male visited in AVBRH with the chief complaints of pain in epigastric region, recurrent vomiting, and abdominal distention since 7 days. Otherwise client was alright. After undergoing investigations such as complete blood count, liver function test, kidney function test, CT Scan (Computed tomography) and sonography etc. He was diagnosed with Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and was admitted to male medi- cine ward No.29. He had past medical history of pain in epigastric region, fever, abdominal distention, since 5days. For these complaints his family members referred him in “Get Life Hospital” at Amravati. He was treated with antibiotics, analgesic, After CT scan, Sonography it was found that there was Acute pan- creatitis. That’s why his family members admitted him at A.V.B.R Hospital for further treatment. Conclusion: These results support nonsurgical management, including early antibiotic treatment, in patients with sterile pancreatic necrosis. Patients respond well to treatment.

Frequency of Left Plueral Effusion in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Objective: The aim of this study is to calculate the prevalence of left plueral effusion in acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Study Design: Observational/ case series Place and Duration: Conducted at surgery department of Saidu Teaching Hospital, Swat and Ibne Sina Hospital and Research Institute, Multan for duration of six months from January 2021 to June 2021. Methods: A total of 95 patients, both males and females, ranging in age from 15 to 65 years, were presented. After receiving informed written consent, the baseline comprehensive demographics of the patients presented were recorded, including age, gender, and body mass index. Patients with acute pancreatitis and serum amylase levels greater than 300U/dL were eligible to participate. Patients were subjected to X-ray and CT scans in their entirety. Prevalence of necrotizing pancreatitis was calculated by CT scan and for left plueral effusion X-ray of chest was taken. SPSS 24.0 version was used to analyze complete data. Results: Majority of the patients 65 (68.4%) were females and 30 (31.6%) were males with mean age 39.14+5.67 years. 26 (27.4%) cases had BMI less than 20kg/m2 and the majority were >20kg/m2. Gallstone was the most common cause of acute pancreatitis found in 45 (47.4%) cases, followed by alcoholism 25 (26.3%) and medications 12 (12.6%). Among 95 cases, prevalence of necrotizing pancreatitis was 42 (44.2%) in which 40 cases had left plueral effusion. Mortality rate among necrotizing pancreatitis was 13 (33.3%). Conclusion: We found that the majority of individuals with necrotizing pancreatitis experienced pleural effusion on the left side. Thus, patients with acute pancreatitis who have a high serum amylase level must be treated earlier if they have a left pleural effusion because of severity. Keywords: Plueral Effusion, Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis, Mortality

MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME IN ACUTE NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) is associated with significantlyhighermorbidity and mortality. It is still difficult for the surgeon to choose and schedule the most appropriate treatment.In the early phase of the disease, surgical activity is considered to be ineffective and is associated with high risks. The only chance to save the patient is to conduct the intensive therapy in the intensive care unit, based on current pathogenetic approaches. The present review analyzed the current understanding of the pathogenesis of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The role of inflammatory mediators, cytokines, biogenic amines, bradykinins, and lipid peroxidation products in the development of organ hypoperfusion is reflected. It is shown that the violation of the intestinal barrier function with the translocation of microorganisms exacerbates endogenous intoxication and contributes to the development of MODS. The endothelial dysfunction that develops in acute necrotizing pancreatitis has a significant effect on hemostasis. The literature analysis revealed the contradictory data on the functional activity of the coagulation and anticoagulation systems at different stages of the disease. The mechanisms of development of intra-abdominal hypertension and its multisystem negative impact are reflected. There are still controversialquestionof appropriatetiming and indications for surgical decompression. The analysis of the available literature data showed the need for further study of the mechanisms of multiple organ dysfunction development in acute necrotizing pancreatitis to work out new pathogenetically justified methods of its intensive therapy with an assessment of their effectiveness.

COVID-19 Associated Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis with Normal Serum Amylase and Lipase Levels: Report of an Unusual Finding

Coronaviruses are a large family of single-stranded RNA viruses infecting humans and animals, causing a multitude of symptoms. COVID-19 is not only known to affect the respiratory system, but shows unusual gastrointestinal complications. Pancreatitis can be caused by biliary stones, alcohol abuse, viruses, drug intake, metabolic syndromes, or trauma. Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis requires any two of the three criteria: acute onset of severe upper abdominal pain, consistent with pancreatitis; elevation of serum amylase or lipase, three times the upper limit of normal; and/or characteristic imaging findings. COVID-19 associated pancreatitis is thought to be mediated by the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor on the host cells, which are highly expressed in the pancreatic cells. Here, we report a unique case of acute necrotizing pancreatitis caused by COVID-19 with hyperglycemia and normal amylase and lipase levels.