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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2025; 31(19): 103727
Published online May 21, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i19.103727
Limitations and suggestions for emphysematous pancreatitis: Diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
Xiang Li, Hong-Juan Li, Wei-Yao-Zhen He, Hai-Yan Fu
Xiang Li, Department of Radiology, The Third People’s Hospital of Kunming, Yunnan Clinical Medicine Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming 650200, Yunnan Province, China
Hong-Juan Li, Hai-Yan Fu, Hospice Care Center, The Third People’s Hospital of Kunming, Yunnan Clinical Medicine Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming 650200, Yunnan Province, China
Wei-Yao-Zhen He, Department of Ultrasound Intervention, The Third People’s Hospital of Kunming, Yunnan Clinical Medicine Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming 650200, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: Fu HY conceptualized this study and drafted manuscript; Li X and Li HJ participated in the discussion; Li X and He WYZ revised the manuscript; and all authors had read and agreed to the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Hai-Yan Fu, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Associate Chief Physician, Hospice Care Center, The Third People’s Hospital of Kunming, No. 319 Wujing Road, Guandu District, Kunming 650200, Yunnan Province, China. fuhaiyan0622@163.com
Received: November 28, 2024
Revised: March 16, 2025
Accepted: April 1, 2025
Published online: May 21, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The results section of the abstract states that 5 cases of extensive emphysematous pancreatitis accounted for 33.3%, not 66.7%, and 7 cases of early-onset emphysematous pancreatitis accounted for 46.7%, not 47.1%. We recommend including details on the timing of antibiotic initiation and duration, as well as the timing of EP detection by computed tomography.