Grading of Acute Pancreatitis by Computed Tomography Morphology

Abstract

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis continues to cause high mortality and it seems that delay in establishing the diagnosis is a major contributing factor [1]. According to a pertinent review [1] on 40 patients dying of severe pancreatitis a premortem diagnosis could not be made in 43%. Furthermore, a prerequisite of adequate therapy, i. e., supportive treatment, intensive care measurements, or operation, is an accurate diagnosis and staging of the severity of the disease [2]. This paper discusses the results of CT scanning in the staging of operatively and histologically proven acute pancreatitis in 47 patients.