[Resection of the pancreas in necrotic pancreatitis]

The grounds for expediency of pancreatic resection in various periods of the necrotic pancreatitis clinical course are presented together with the description of a simplier technique of a left-side resection of the gland combined with spleenectomy. The left-side resection of the pancreas was carried out in 74 cases, pancreatoduodenal resection--in 1 patient. 4 patients died.