Noah Nakanishi1, Taro Shimono2, Akira Yamamoto3, Yukio Miki4. 1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. clown000@gmail.com. 2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. shimono@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp. 3. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. loveakirayamamoto@gmail.com. 4. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. yukio.miki@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Delayed colonic perforation after acute pancreatitis (AP) is a potentially lethal complication. This study investigated the frequency and predictors of delayed colonic perforation (DCP) following AP by reviewing the earliest laboratory data and computed tomography (CT) examination findings after pancreatitis onset. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study examined 75 consecutive cases of AP treated between April 2009 and April 2014. Laboratory data after onset and imaging features from earliest CT examinations (Balthazar grade, CT Severity Index) were reviewed. To clarify relationships between these data and DCP, univariate analyses were undertaken between perforated and nonperforated groups. RESULTS: Delayed colonic perforation occurred in four of the 75 patients (5.3 %). Median duration to perforation after onset was 13 days (range 6-47). All four patients with DCP showed grade E according to Balthazar grade (≥2 peripancreatic collections and/or gas bubbles in or adjacent to pancreas). Univariate analyses identified Balthazar grade E as a risk factor for DCP (p = 0.0087). CONCLUSION: Delayed colonic perforation is not uncommon and can occur a week or more after AP. Balthazar grade E on earliest CT after onset represents a risk factor for DCP.
PURPOSE: Delayed colonic perforation after acute pancreatitis (AP) is a potentially lethal complication. This study investigated the frequency and predictors of delayed colonic perforation (DCP) following AP by reviewing the earliest laboratory data and computed tomography (CT) examination findings after pancreatitis onset. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study examined 75 consecutive cases of AP treated between April 2009 and April 2014. Laboratory data after onset and imaging features from earliest CT examinations (Balthazar grade, CT Severity Index) were reviewed. To clarify relationships between these data and DCP, univariate analyses were undertaken between perforated and nonperforated groups. RESULTS: Delayed colonic perforation occurred in four of the 75 patients (5.3 %). Median duration to perforation after onset was 13 days (range 6-47). All four patients with DCP showed grade E according to Balthazar grade (≥2 peripancreatic collections and/or gas bubbles in or adjacent to pancreas). Univariate analyses identified Balthazar grade E as a risk factor for DCP (p = 0.0087). CONCLUSION: Delayed colonic perforation is not uncommon and can occur a week or more after AP. Balthazar grade E on earliest CT after onset represents a risk factor for DCP.
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