[The ways of purulent spread in necrotizing pancreatitis]

Results of examination of 206 patients with destructive pancreatitis are presented. On the basis of complex research it has been allocated five most significant variants of distribution of purulent process to retroperitoneal space. Existence of correlation of morphological changes in pancreas and retroperitoneal cellular tissue has been shown. Contrast ductography allowed to identify more precisely a place of defect in a wall of a duct and to predict the ways of purulent spread in retroperitoneal space. In view of it surgical tactics allows to improve results of treatment.