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Complications - Necrosectomy and continuous closed irrigation in infected hemorrhagic-necrotizing pancreatitis

  1. Complications of Severe Pancreatitis

    Local:

    Early

    • Acute fluid collection
    • Acute collection with necrosis
    • Intestinal necrosis
    • Splenic vein thrombosis
    • Gastric emptying disorder

    Late

    • Septic erosion bleeding
    • Pseudocyst
    • Walled off necrosis (encapsulated collection of liquefied pancreatic necrosis, formerly pancreatic abscess!)

    Systemic:

    Early

    • Renal failure
    • Circulatory failure

    Late

    Depending on the extent of necrosis and etiology of acute pancreatitis

    • Exocrine insufficiency 10 -90%
    • Endocrine insufficiency 10-60 %
  2. Intraoperative Complications

    • Induction of bleeding
    • Resection of functional tissue
  3. Postoperative Complications

    • Pancreatic fistula 13%
    • Local bleeding
    • Persistent sepsis
    • Late abscesses 5%
    • Incisional hernia 2-20%
    • Exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency 25-33%
    • Gastric outlet obstruction
    • Gastrointestinal fistulas 2-5%
    • Biliary strictures 5-6%
    • Pseudocysts 8-10%