Complete hemogram: simple and cost-effective in staging and predicting outcome in acute pancreatitis.

Background: An important goal in management of acute pancreatitis (AP) is early prediction and recognition of disease severity. Various predictive scoring systems are in clinical use with their own limitations and there is always a quest for simple, practical, quantifiable, dynamic and readily available markers for predicting disease severity and outcome. Complete hemogram is routinely ordered in all patients with AP.

Multiple extra-splanchnic venous thromboses - an unusual vascular complication of acute pancreatitis.

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas with variable clinical presentations. Splanchnic venous thrombosis is a well-known vascular complication of AP and commonly present as thrombosis of the splanchnic venous system: splenic vein (SplV), portal vein (PV) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV), either separately or in combinations. Involvement of extra-splanchnic vessels is rare and associated with morbidity and mortality.

Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis in Acute Pancreatitis: Does Anticoagulation Affect Outcome?

Background: Splanchnic venous system thrombosis is a well recognized local vascular complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). It may involve thrombosis of splenic vein (SplV), portal vein (PV) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV), either separately or in combinations, and often detected incidentally, indeed some cases present with upper gastrointestinal bleed, bowel ischemia and hepatic decompensation. Incidence is variable depending on study subjects and diagnostic modalities.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided-fine-needle aspiration/fine-needle biopsy in diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy - A boon.

Background/objectives: Evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy (MLA) is a great diagnostic challenge considering the myriad of causes. In recent years, the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been greatly extended in evaluation of MLA due to its safety, reliability, and accuracy. The present study details the role of EUS-guided-fine-needle aspiration/fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA/FNB) in MLA of unknown origin.