BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is no consistency between the individual studies in the
literature on whether organ failure (OF) or infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is the main …

In the 20th century early management of acute pancreatitis often included surgical
intervention, despite overwhelming mortality. The emergence of high-quality evidence …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: It is important to identify patients with acute pancreatitis who are at
risk for developing persistent organ failure early in the course of disease. Several scoring …

AIM: To analyze trends in incidence and mortality of acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic
pancreatitis (CP) in the Netherlands and for international standard populations. METHODS …

Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, is commonly seen in dogs and cats and
presents a spectrum of disease severities from acute to chronic and mild to severe. It is …

AIM: To identify the characteristic clinical, laboratory and radiological findings and response
to treatment in patients with fascioliasis. METHODS: Patients who were diagnosed with …

The patients with acute pancreatitis are at risk to develop different complications from
ongoing pancreatic inflammation. Often, there is no correlation between the degree of …

Significant literature on the management of acute severe acute pancreatitis has emerged in
recent years. The new information ranges from data on newer single or multiparameter …

Context Acute pancreatitis is diagnosed on the basis of clinical features, biochemical tests
and imaging studies. Normal serum amylase level has been reported in the setting of acute …

Intra-abdominal infections of pancreatic or peripancreatic necrotic tissue complicate the
clinical course of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and are associated with significant …