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Peripancreatic vascular involvement in acute pancreatitis: a MRI study
ZHAO Qiang  ZHANG Xiao-ming 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2016.02.007.


[Abstract] Objective: To study MRI findings of peripancreatic vascular involvement in acute pancreatitis(AP) as well as correlations between vascular involvement and the severity of acute pancreatitis according to the magnetic resonance severity index(MRSI).Materials and Methods: A total of 326 patients with AP admitted to our institution from August 2009 to August 2013 were included in this study. All cases signed informed consent. MRI plain scan and enhanced scan were performed within 72 hours after admission. MRI findings of acute pancreatitis were noted. The peripancreatic vascular involvement was noted in AP on MRI. Spearman correlation of peripancreatic vascular involvement with the MRSI scores were analyzed.Results: At mild, moderate and severe AP according to MRSI, the prevalence of peripancreatic vascular involvement were 3%(4/124), 17%(31/180), 91%(20/22) respectively in 326 patients. The prevalence among splenic vein thrombosis(7 patients), superior mesenteric vein thrombosis(5 patients), splenic vein invasion(49 patients), splenic artery invasion(47 patients) at mild, moderate and severe AP according to MRSI had statistics differences and was positively correlated with the MRSI score (P<0.05, 0.3<r<0.5). The prevalence among celiac trunk invasion (21 patients), portal vein invasion (41 patients), common hepatic artery invasion (39 patients), superior mesenteric artery invasion (36 patients), superior mesenteric vein invasion (24 patients) at mild, moderate and severe AP according to MRSI had statistics differences and was not positively correlated with the MRSI score (P<0.05, r<0.3). The prevalence among portal vein thrombosis (4 patients), splenic artery pseudoaneurysm (3 patients) at mild, moderate and severe AP according to MRSI had not statistics differences and was not positively correlated with the MRSI score (P>0.05, r<0.3).Conclusions: Some patients with AP show peripancreatic vascular involvement on MRI. The prevalence of splenic vein thrombosis, superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, splenic vein invasion and splenic artery invasion has a positive correlation with the severity of AP on MRI.
[Keywords] Acute pancreatitis；Magnetic resonance imaging；Peripancreatic vascular involvement；MR severity index

ZHAO Qiang Department of Radiology, First people’s Hospital of Chong Qing New North Zone, Chongqing 401121, China

ZHANG Xiao-ming* Department of Radioloy, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China

*Correspondence to: Zhang XM, E-mail: cjr.zhxm@vip.163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2015-12-07
Accepted  2015-12-30
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2016.02.007
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2016.02.007.

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