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PANCREAS
Volume 51, Issue 8, Pages 911-915Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002133
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acute pancreatitis; complications; disconnected duct syndrome; management; necrotizing pancreatitis
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Disconnected duct syndrome is an adverse consequence of acute necrotizing pancreatitis, resulting in a failure to deliver pancreatic secretions into the duodenum. The diagnosis of this syndrome may be delayed, and there is no definitive consensus on the optimal treatment strategy. Treatment should be tailored to each individual patient.
Disconnected duct syndrome (DDS) is an adverse sequela of acute necrotizing pancreatitis in which there is disruption of the pancreatic duct leading to a failure to deliver pancreatic secretions into the duodenum. Its presentation may range from a persistent external pancreatic fistula to a treatment-resistant pancreatic pseudocyst. The diagnosis is often delayed in the acute setting if there is concurrent necrosis as management is often directed to the associated peripancreatic fluid collection. A combination of imaging modalities may be required to evaluate ductal anatomy. No definitive consensus has been achieved regarding the optimal treatment strategy for DDS, and there is a lack of published level I evidence on the topic. Treatment should be tailored to each individual patient, depending on the anatomy of ductal disruption, the presence of sepsis, the degree of physiological derangement, and the patients' performance status. Patients with DDS represent a specific cohort of patients with complex pancreatic disease that requires the input from a diverse multidisciplinary team to ensure that a good clinical outcome can be achieved.
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