Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease with varied severity, ranging from mild
local inflammation to severe systemic involvement resulting in substantial mortality. Early …

Ischemia superimposed upon pancreatic edema leads to acute necrotizing pancreatitis. One
possible mechanism contributing to ischemia is intravascular thrombogenesis since fibrin …

Abstract Development of acute pancreatitis illustrates the need to understand the basic
mechanisms of disease progression to drive the exploration of therapeutic options …

Acute pancreatitis generates a complex cascade of immunological events that affect the
pathogenesis and the progression of this disease. Several inflammatory mediators seem to …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common emergency condition. In the majority of cases, it
presents in a mild and self‐limited form. However, about 20% of patients develop severe …

Objectives: Studies on the clinical value of parameters of hemostasis in predicting
pancreatitis-associated complications are still scarce. The aim of this prospective study was …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe inflammation of the pancreas presented with sudden
onset and severe abdominal pain with a high morbidity and mortality rate, if accompanied by …

New findings necessitate a paradigm shift in our understanding of acute pancreatitis. Intra-
acinar trypsinogen activation leads to early pancreatic injury, but the inflammatory response …

As Moynihan [1] wrote in 1925,'Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the most terrible of all the
calamities that occur in connection with the abdominal viscera. The suddenness of its onset …

Acute pancreatitis has an incidence of approximately 40 cases per year per 100,000 adults.
Although usually self-limiting, 10% to 20% of afflicted patients will progress to severe …