Indian Journal of Surgery

, Volume 77, Supplement 1, pp 125–127 | Cite as

Management of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis—The “Step Up” Approach and Minimal Access Retroperitoneal Pancreatic Necrosectomy

  • B. Joseph John
  • S. Swaminathan
  • L. VenkataKrishnan
  • G. S. Singh
  • G. Krishnaveni
  • N. Mohandas
  • S. Pandey
  • B. Devanand
Case Report
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Abstract

Infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is increasingly being recognized that noninvasive management, radiological guided drainage, and minimally invasive procedures rather than the traditionally advocated open necrosectomy are associated with a better outcome in IPN. We present a patient with IPN who was managed with the now popular “step up” approach and describe the procedure of Minimal access retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy.

Keywords

Pancreatic necrosis Infection Necrosectomy Step up approach 

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© Association of Surgeons of India 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  • B. Joseph John
    • 1
  • S. Swaminathan
    • 1
  • L. VenkataKrishnan
    • 2
  • G. S. Singh
    • 1
  • G. Krishnaveni
    • 2
  • N. Mohandas
    • 2
  • S. Pandey
    • 3
  • B. Devanand
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of HPB and Liver Transplant SurgeryPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchCoimbatoreIndia
  2. 2.Department of GastroenterologyPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchCoimbatoreIndia
  3. 3.Department of RadiologyPSG Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchCoimbatoreIndia

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