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* Transabdominal [[ultrasound]] should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis. | * Transabdominal [[ultrasound]] should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis. | ||
* [[Ultrasound]] may be beneficial in the diagnosis of [[gallstones]] which is the most common underlying cause of [[pancreatitis]] (~40%).<ref name="acutepancreatitis" /> | * [[Ultrasound]] may be beneficial in the diagnosis of [[gallstones]] which is the most common underlying cause of [[pancreatitis]] (~40%).<ref name="acutepancreatitis" /> | ||
[[Image:Acute-pancreatitis-20.jpg|500 px|thumb|center|Case courtesy of Dr J. Ray Ballinger, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/23635">rID: 23635</a>]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Overview
Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis.[1]
Ultrasound
- Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis.
- Ultrasound may be beneficial in the diagnosis of gallstones which is the most common underlying cause of pancreatitis (~40%).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forsmark CE, Vege SS, Wilcox M (November 17,2016). "Acute Pancreatitis". The New England Journal of Medicine: 1972–1981. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1505202. Retrieved November 25,2016. Check date values in:
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