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Emergency Radiology of the Abdomen

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Abstract

Pancreatic emergencies can be categorized as traumatic and non-traumatic, with the latter mainly caused by inflammation. Both acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) can indicate the need for emergency imaging. As the detection of postoperative complications also requires immediate imaging, postoperative imaging findings are discussed in a separate section of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 20, 80336, Munich, Germany

    Lucas L. Geyer & Ulrich Linsenmaier

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  1. , Dept of Radiology, Pineta Grande Medical Center, Via Domiziana km 30, Castel Volturno, Caserta, 81030, Italy

    Mariano Scaglione

  2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany

    Ulrich Linsenmaier

  3. Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria

    Gerd Schueller

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Geyer, L.L., Linsenmaier, U. (2011). Pancreas. In: Scaglione, M., Linsenmaier, U., Schueller, G. (eds) Emergency Radiology of the Abdomen. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_469

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_469

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