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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Visceral Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1471966
This article is part of the Research Topic Exploring Machine Learning Applications in Visceral Surgery View all 4 articles

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) accompanied by gastric mucosal exfoliation hemorrhage: clinical alerts and novel insights

Provisionally accepted
Yanquan Liu Yanquan Liu 1Hehui Zhang Hehui Zhang 2Minjuan Zeng Minjuan Zeng 1Jian Luo Jian Luo 2Yun Lai Yun Lai 2He Huang He Huang 2Qinglin Xu Qinglin Xu 2Yuan Liu Yuan Liu 2*
  • 1 First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China
  • 2 First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China

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    Acute pancreatitis (AP), a condition marked by its swift progression, substantial individual discrepancies, and profound concealment, poses a formidable challenge. Within its severe form, known as severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), the disease assumes an even more prevalent status, often entwined with dire complications such as pancreatic abscess, circulatory shock, and the direst of all, multiple organ failure. Regrettably, the conjunction of SAP with gastric mucosal exfoliation culminating in massive hemorrhage remains an exceptionally rare phenomenon within the clinical realm. This study delves into a retrospective analysis of a singular, yet remarkable clinical case, where SAP's therapeutic odyssey unexpectedly led to gastric mucosa stripping and catastrophic gastrointestinal bleeding. This paper endeavors to unravel the diagnostic intricacies, explore the treatment modalities, and prognosticate the outcome, all with the ultimate aim of fostering a heightened clinical vigilance and fostering a novel, nuanced understanding of SAP's exceptional complications within the intensive care arena. Furthermore, this study aspires to serve as a beacon of reference, illuminating the path for clinical practitioners confronted with such elusive yet critical scenarios.

    Keywords: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), gastric mucosal exfoliation hemorrhage, differential diagnosis, Treatment, prognosis

    Received: 28 Jul 2024; Accepted: 09 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Zhang, Zeng, Luo, Lai, Huang, Xu and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yuan Liu, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China

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