acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- 1. a severe type of acute pancreatitis accompanied by necrosis of pancreatic tissue and the surrounding area, often with leakage of pancreatic enzymes to cause chemical imbalances; it often progresses to multiple organ failure and death. 2. in dogs, a condition usually seen in middle-aged obese animals on a high-fat diet; necrosis of the pancreas causes abdominal pain and vomiting. If untreated, it may progress to hyperglycemia, shock, coma, and death. Defs. 1 and 2 called also acute pancreatic necrosis.
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