Clinical Features:
A middle-aged female patient came with epigastric severe pain & vomiting.
Ultrasound Features:
- Pancreas is swollen & heterogeneously hypoechoic.
- Mild peripancreatic collection is noted.
Ultrasound Diagnosis:
Acute pancreatitis.
Remember:
Echogenicity of a normal pancreas is greater than normal liver, spleen & renal parenchyma.
Ultrasound Images:
Fig: Swollen hypoechoic pancreas with peripancreatic collection due to acute pancreatitis
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