Ultrasound aspects in acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is a pathology with an unpredictable evolution that can lead to serious complications with extremely fast dynamics. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of abdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of acute pancreatitis, but also in highlighting some ultrasound changes suggestive for moderate or severe forms of acute pancreatitis. Material and method: We performed a retrospective study in which were enrolled 343 patients with acute pancreatitis (56.2% men and 43.8% women), mean age 56.7 ± 17.9, admitted between January 2014 – December 2015. We followed: the etiology of acut…