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The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is made by fulfilling two of the following three criteria: acute onset of persistent severe epigastric pain, \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:00:30] \u003C\u002Fb>lipase and amylase elevation—three times the upper limit of normal, and characteristic imaging features. Acute pancreatitis can have two different forms of presentation and severity: interstitial edematous pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis. We will use a cross-section on the epigastrium with its typical 30-degree tilt to the cross-section of the body to get a long section view of the pancreas organ. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:01:00]\u003C\u002Fb> In this illustration, we can see the typical findings for acute pancreatitis with thickened pancreas organ and the typical peripancreatic fluid effusion. While we perform ultrasound, the patient can tell us if he feels pain, when we press the ultrasound probe onto this region. Here, you see the typical ultrasound appearance of a thickened pancreas organ and the peripancreatic fluid effusion. Note, the fluid collections in the omental bursa. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:01:30] \u003C\u002Fb>Take a second to look at these findings. This is a live ultrasound video of a patient with acute interstitial pancreatitis, showing the thickened pancreas organ. We also see hypoechoic fluid streaks along the pancreas body and the fluid collections around the pancreas. We can also see the slim fluid collection within the omental \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:02:00] \u003C\u002Fb>bursa, right behind the stomach. You can see that, right here. In this cross-section, over the epigastric region, we can see the liver, here, the inferior vena cava, here, and the pancreas organ as hyperechoic structure, right behind the stomach, here. We see that the pancreas organ is heterogeneous and there is fluid collection in the omental bursa. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:02:30] \u003C\u002Fb>We can also see hypoechoic streaks through the pancreas organ, indicating necrotic areas. Necrotizing pancreatitis is the more severe form of acute pancreatitis. Because of the very extensive inflammation, the vascularity of pancreas tissue is compromised. When pancreatic tissue becomes necrotic, it appears hypoechoic on ultrasound. We can tell this \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:03:00] \u003C\u002Fb>apart from the vital pancreatic tissue because the vital tissue is hyperechoic. When we put on color Doppler, necrotic tissue also shows no vascularity. Take a good look at these different aspects of necrotizing pancreatitis. In this video, we see that the pancreas is heterogeneous. We see small fluid collections around the pancreas organ and we see a distended pancreatic duct. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:03:30] \u003C\u002Fb>This is due to inflammation and swelling of the pancreas head. Here, we can see lots of hypoechoic regions within the pancreas organ, indicating severe inflammation and necrosis. Now, we move laterally in the long section, using the splenic window, where we can see lots of fluid collections running caudally along the left-sided colon. Chronic pancreatitis \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:04:00] \u003C\u002Fb>represents the end-result of a continuous, prolonged, inflammatory and fibrosing process that affects the pancreas. This results in irreversible morphologic changes and permanent endocrine and exocrine pancreatic dysfunction. The pancreas might appear atrophic, calcified or fibrotic. Findings that may present on ultrasound include hypoechogenicity that often indicates fibrotic \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-c5c8c0e4-7fff-09fe-55d3-48970e6d15a9\">[00:04:30] \u003C\u002Fb>changes, pseudocysts, pseudoaneurysms of the splenic artery, and presence of ascites. We use our long-section of the pancreas to see an atrophic pancreas organ, with calcifications. These are typical hyperechogenic reflexes we can find in all of the pancreas organ, depending upon severity of the disease. 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