Vascular complications in cases of acute pancreatitis — CT scan based study

Objective: to record the incidence of vascular complications in cases of acute pancreatitis. methods: this retrospective,cross-sectional study was performed at the liaquat national hospital,karachi,from october 31,2012 to october 31,2014,and comprised computerised records and computerised tomography scan images related to cases of pancreatitis. results: of the 210 patients included,97(46.19%) were men and 113(53.81%) were women. a total of 24(11.4%) patients had thrombosis of splanchnic vasculature,of which the most frequently thrombosed vessel was the splenic vein,in 17(70.8%) patients; followed by the portal vein,11(45.8%); and the superior mesenteric vein,4(16.7%). conclusion: the incidence of vascular thrombosis was low,but not uncommon in patients of severe acute pancreatitis. © 2016,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.