Acute Pancreatitis Induced Fluid Collections - The Naming Game

Despite the publication of the “Revision of the Atlanta Classification and Definitions by International Consensus” [1], we have noted a continued variability in terminology used for reporting the types of pancreatic fluid collections complicating acute pancreatitis. In response to this perceived variability, we devised a survey to determine if the updated terminologies were being implemented in everyday practice. Our hypothesis was that physicians are still unclear on how to distinguish and name pancreatic fluid collections.