[Retroperitoneal collection in acute pancreatitis]

According to the actual universal knowledge and the authors personal experience in treating patients with retroperitoneal collections in acute pancreatitis particularly in severe forms of the sickness, represent a great problem in detecting, diagnostics as well as in the therapy. Antibiotics may be helpful only in preventive care. Meanwhile, the established collections have to be treated only surgically. Drainage procedures are essential and according to the authors experience in 56 patients to the principle of irrigation-aspiration type of continuous drainage-lavage was most successful.