[Pancreatic phlegmon].

Seven patients with severe pancreatic inflamation secondary to acute pancreatitis are reported. Symptoms, laboratory data and radiologia findings suggested the diagnosis of phlegmon of the pancreas. The ultrasonography of the pancreas was useful for discriminating pancreatic pseudocyst from this entity. Clinical evolution of the pancreatic phlegmon could be long, up to 4 months, but it has tendency to expontaneous resolution. Relevant clinical findings of the disease are mentioned.