Various Modalities Accurate in Diagnosing a Disrupted or Disconnected Pancreatic Duct in Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review.
Hester C TimmerhuisSven M van DijkRobert C VerdonkThomas L BollenMarco J BrunoPaul FockensJeanin E van HooftRogier P VoermansMarc G BesselinkHjalmar C van Santvoortnull nullPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2020)
This review suggests that various diagnostic modalities are accurate in diagnosing a disrupted pancreatic duct in patients with acute pancreatitis. Amylase measurement in drain fluid should be standardized. Given the invasive nature of other modalities, secretin-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography would be recommended as first diagnostic modality. Further prospective studies, however, are needed.