Necrotizingpancreatitisisanuncommonyetseriouscomplicationofacutepancreatitiswithmortalityratesreportedupto15%thatreach30%incaseofinfection.Traditionallyopensurgicaldebridementwastheonlytoolinourdisposaltomanagethisseriousclinicalentity.Thisapproachishoweverassociatedwithpooroutcomes.Managementhasnowshiftedawayfromopensurgicaldebridementtoamoreconservativemanagementandminimallyinvasiveapproaches.Contemporaryapproachtopatientswithnecrotizingpancreatitisand/orinfectiouspancreatitisissummarizedinthe3Ds:Delay,DrainandDebride.Patientscanbemanagedintheintensivecareunitandanyinterventionshouldbedelayed.Percutaneousdrainagecanbeutilizedfirstandearlyinthecourseofthedisease,followedbyendoscopicdrainageorvideoassistedretroperitoneoscopicdrainageifnecrosectomyisdeemednecessary.Opensurgeryisnowlessfrequentlyperformedandshouldbereservedforcasesrefractorytoanyotherapproach.Themanagementofnecrotizingpancreatitisthereforerequiresamultidisciplinarydynamicmodelofapproachratherthanbeingasurgicaldisease.
