Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

PANCREATIC PATHOLOGY; CT PROVES TO BE THE BEST MODALITY.

Dr. Revat Lakhiya, Dr. Saurabh Bansal, Dr. Sambhav Lodha

Abstract :

The pancreas is an important organ of the body but still a difficult organ to evaluate by both clinical and routine radiological methods. Pancreatic disorders have propensity for producing high morbidity and mortality. They are also insidious in their presentation on most occasions. Detection of pancreatic abnormality by routine non invasive radiological methods namely plain radiography and gastrointestinal barium studies is possible but these tests are insensitive and non specific. Evaluating pancreas by USG is advantageous as It is economical, easily available, non invasive with no radiation hazard. However the major limiting factor for ultrasound evaluation in patient with acute pancreatitis is failure to visualize pancreas due to distended bowel loops because of paralytic ileus, epigastric tenderness. With introduction of CT at present Dynamic incremental bolus CT scan is the gold standard in the imaging of pancreatic pathologies. CT is the preferred technique in the diagnosis of pathology, assessment of severity, staging and detection of the complication. It serves as a useful prognostic indicator of morbidity and mortality and can identify high risk patients. CT can detect complication early and image guided aspiration and drainage procedure can then be carried out. CT also provides anatomic details to optimize surgical interventions

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PANCREATIC PATHOLOGY; CT PROVES TO BE THE BEST MODALITY. , Dr. Revat lakhiya, Dr. Saurabh Bansal, Dr. Sambhav Lodha INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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