Primary Article

Pancreatic Ascites

Authors: PATRICK M. DEVIG LCDR MC, USN, GREGORY H. CROSS MC, USN, CAPT, JOSEPH T. MULLEN MC, USN CAPT, PETER B. BLANCHARD MC, USN CDR

Abstract

ABSTRACT: &NA; Two patients with pancreatic ascites secondary to acute pancreatitis are presented. Successful drainage was carried out in one patient with distal pancreatectomy and Roux‐en‐Y pancreaticojejunostomy and in the other by cystoduodenostomy. Most cases of pancreatic ascites are due to a mild peritoneal reaction caused by inactivated pancreatic enzymes liberated after ductal or pseudocyst disruption. A majority of cases are successfully treated by surgical correction of the underlying pathology.

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