Early intra-abdominal hypertension: A reliable bedside prognostic marker for severe acute pancreatitis.

Background And Aim: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is commonly associated with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). This acute increase of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) may be attributed to early organ dysfunction, leading to an increased morbidity and mortality. To assess the incidence of raised IAH and its correlation with other prognostic indicators and various outcomes in SAP.

Invasive aspergillosis causing gastric necrosis and perforation: A case report.

Aspergillosis is an opportunistic infection commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Patients with hematological malignancies, postorgan transplantation, or those with comorbid conditions are susceptible to the development of invasive aspergillosis. Lungs are the main portal of entry and are thus most commonly involved.

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease mimicking gallbladder cancer with associated choledochal cyst: A case report of a malignant masquerade.

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a recently described autoimmune disease that can involve diverse organ systems, causing pancreatitis, cholangitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and thyroiditis to name a few. Key histological features include storiform fibrosis, obliterative venulitis, and intense inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphoplasmacytic cells. The disease has a tendency to present with mass-forming lesions, often difficult to differentiate from malignant processes.

Comparative study of the outcome between alcohol and gallstone pancreatitis in a high-volume tertiary care center.

Background And Aim: The two most common etiologies of acute pancreatitis (AP) are alcohol and gallstone. Whether etiology contributes to the outcome in patients with AP is an unresolved issue, more so in the severe form of the disease. The aim is to study the effects of the etiological factors of alcohol and gallstone on the disease course and the role of etiology in the subgroup of severe AP.

Change in serum levels of inflammatory markers reflects response of percutaneous catheter drainage in symptomatic fluid collections in patients with acute pancreatitis.

Background: Percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) is used as the first step in the management of symptomatic fluid collections in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). There are limited data on the effect of PCD on inflammatory markers.

Aim: To study the effects of PCD on serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, and IL-10 and its correlation with the outcome.

A real-world experience with 6 months of antitubercular therapy in abdominal tuberculosis.

Background And Aim: Abdominal tuberculosis is an important form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Evidence from clinical trials suggests that 6 months of antitubercular therapy (ATT) is sufficient for abdominal tuberculosis.

Methods: We report real-world experience with 6 months of ATT based on a retrospective analysis of patients with abdominal tuberculosis seen at a large tertiary care hospital in India.

Arterial pseudoaneurysms in acute and chronic pancreatitis: Clinical profile and outcome.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical profile and outcome of arterial pseudoaneurysms (PSA) associated with acute and chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Methods: Records of all patients of pancreatitis from 2010 to 2016 were analyzed retrospectively for the development PSAs; clinical profile and outcome parameters were compared between PSAs associated with acute and CP.

Results: Of the 980 patients, 46 (all males, age 39.

Cholecystocolic fistula diagnosis with hepatobiliary scintigraphy: A case report.

We report a 62-year-old woman who presented with chronic watery diarrhea and weight loss. During evaluation, she was found to have pneumobilia in the absence of gallstones, raising the suspicion of bilioenteric communication. Computed tomography demonstrated adherence of the gallbladder to the adjacent transverse colon.

Differences between the outcome of recurrent acute pancreatitis and acute pancreatitis.

Background And Aim: Overall, a handful of studies are available on the outcomes of recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP), in comparison to the first episode of acute pancreatitis (AP). We aimed to provide a more complete and updated picture of RAP and how it is different from the initial episode of AP.

Methods: Consecutive patients admitted with an episode of AP over 8 years were divided into two groups on the basis of prior episodes: AP and RAP.