Figure Legends:
Fig.1: Acute pancreatitis. USG upper abdomen demonstrates heteroechoic
echotexture of pancreas (arrows showing head; neck and body of
pancreas).
Figure 2: Serum lipase level. X axis: Days of hospital admission; Y
axis: Serum lipase level with reagent vitros lipase
Figure. 3: Acute pancreatitis and acute appendicitis. Contrast CT of
abdomen:- (a) demonstrates strandings along the uncinate process of
pancreas (*) along with fluid collection in peripancreatic and
periduodoneal (>> second and third part of
duodeneum) region of retroperitoneum. Fluid in pararenal retroperitoneum
in right side limited posteriorly by lateralconal fascia (black arrow).
(b) Mural stratification of caecum with symmetrical regular
circumferental edematous wall. Fluid collection in retroperitoneum is
displacing caecum anteriorly. (c,d) demonstrates retrocaecal appendix is
distended (11mm) with fluid and with mild enhancing smooth wall and with
periappendiceal fluid collection.
Fig. 4: Acute appendicitis. USG of right iliac fossa region shows:-
target appearance of fluid filled appendix (>>
<<) with periappendiceal free fluid (*) collection
and omental thickening (white arrow).
Fig.5: Macroscopic and microscopic features of acute appendicitis with
periappendiceal acute inflammation: (a) Intraoperative image of inflamed
Vermiform Appendix. (b) Inflamed Vermiform Appendix measures 7cm x
1.5cm. (c) Muscularis propria layer showing moderate to dense
neutrophilic infiltration H & E stain (d) Spared lumen of Appendix
showing no neutrophilic infiltration H & E stain (e) Neutrophilic
infiltration seen in mesoappendix H & E stain