Ozturk MO, Aydin S. Complementary comments on diagnosis, severity and prognosis prediction of acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30(1): 108-111 [PMID: 38293323 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i1.108]
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Muhsin Ozgun Ozturk, MD, Doctor, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Başbağlar, No. 32 Hacı Ali Akın Cd., Erzincan 24000, Turkey. ozturk_bul@hotmail.com
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
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Letter to the Editor
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2024; 30(1): 108-111 Published online Jan 7, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i1.108
Complementary comments on diagnosis, severity and prognosis prediction of acute pancreatitis
Muhsin Ozgun Ozturk, Sonay Aydin
Muhsin Ozgun Ozturk, Sonay Aydin, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan 24000, Turkey
Author contributions: Ozturk MO and Aydin S designed and performed the research; Aydin S analyzed data and added radiological images; Ozturk MO wrote the letter; Aydin S revised the letter.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Muhsin Ozgun Ozturk, MD, Doctor, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Başbağlar, No. 32 Hacı Ali Akın Cd., Erzincan 24000, Turkey. ozturk_bul@hotmail.com
Received: October 8, 2023 Peer-review started: October 8, 2023 First decision: November 24, 2023 Revised: December 4, 2023 Accepted: December 18, 2023 Article in press: December 18, 2023 Published online: January 7, 2024
Abstract
The radiological differential diagnosis of acute pancreatitis includes diffuse pancreatic lymphoma, diffuse autoimmune pancreatitis and groove located mass lesions that may mimic groove pancreatitis. Dual energy computed tomography and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging are useful in the early diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, and dual energy computed tomography is also useful in severity assessment and prognosis prediction. Walled off necrosis is an important complication in terms of prognosis, and it is important to know its radiological findings and distinguish it from pseudocyst.
Core Tip: Radiological methods play a key role in diagnosing acute pancreatitis, assessing its severity and predicting its prognosis. This letter adds to the literature with radiological differential diagnoses of pancreatitis and additional imaging techniques that can be used in acute pancreatitis. In addition, we described the imaging features of walled off necrosis, which is a complication that negatively affects prognosis.
