Seventeen cases of pancreatic encephalopathy (PE) with acute pancreatitis were studied retrospectively. It was found that on the basis of brain damage caused by pancreatic enzyme, many factor might play a role in the development of PE. It suggests that PE should not be accepted as an operative indication separately in severe acute pancreatitis. Chinese medicine can benefit the patient in the treatment of this disease. Operation is the only choice while patient get worsened even after appropriate and enough nonoperative therapy, as well as while pancreatic necrosis become infected or pancreatic abcess formed. Mortality of PE in this series is 52.9%, slightly less than the level (66.7%-100%) reported by other authors.
Citation： Zhang Gang,Zhang Zhaoda,Liu Xubao,et al.. PANCREATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY DURING ACUTE PANCREATITIS (A REPORT OF 17 CASES). CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1999, 6(6): 344-346. doi: Copy