Clinical management of patients with acute pancreatitis

BU Wu, PA Banks - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization for gastrointestinal disorders in the
United States. As rates of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis continue to increase, so does …

The revised Atlanta classification for acute pancreatitis: updates in imaging terminology and guidelines

A Zaheer, VK Singh, RO Qureshi, EK Fishman - Abdominal imaging, 2013 - Springer
Imaging of acute pancreatitis requires not only an understanding of the disease subtypes
and the myriad of associated complications but also familiarity with the appropriate …

Classification of acute pancreatitis—2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus

PA Banks, TL Bollen, C Dervenis, HG Gooszen… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Background and objective The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled
standardised reporting of research and aided communication between clinicians …

Extrapancreatic necrosis without pancreatic parenchymal necrosis: a separate entity in necrotising pancreatitis?

OJ Bakker, H van Santvoort, MGH Besselink… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Objective In the revised Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis, the term necrotising
pancreatitis also refers to patients with only extrapancreatic fat necrosis without pancreatic …

Early management of acute pancreatitis

NJ Schepers, MGH Besselink, HC van Santvoort… - Best practice & research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Acute pancreatitis is the most common gastro-intestinal indication for acute hospitalization
and its incidence continues to rise. In severe pancreatitis, morbidity and mortality remains …

A population-based study of severity in patients with acute on chronic pancreatitis

VS Akshintala, SM Hutfless, D Yadav, MA Khashab… - Pancreas, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the severity of patients with acute
pancreatitis (AP) on chronic pancreatitis (CP) and compare this to patients with AP without …

Acute pancreatitis reclassified

JA Windsor, MS Petrov - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Science is founded on observation and classification. The taxonomist's task to classify is
both dependent and limited by what has been observed and is known. Progress in science …

Does the duration of abdominal pain prior to admission influence the severity of acute pancreatitis?

K Kapoor, K Repas, VK Singh, DL Conwell… - JOP. Journal of the …, 2013 - serena.unina.it
Context In a prior report involving patients with hemoconcentration at admission, those with
necrotizing pancreatitis presented significantly earlier than those with interstitial disease …

[PDF][PDF] 急性胰腺炎诊断和分类

宋新苗, 杜奕奇, 李兆申 - 中华胰腺病杂志, 2013 - medi-guide.meditool.cn
编者按: 急性胰腺炎是重要的胰腺疾病, 也是内科常见的急症, 重症. 为更好地规范急性胰腺炎的
临床诊治, 由中华消化病学会胰腺病学组牵头, 联合本刊编委会和《 中华消化杂志》 编委会 …

[PDF][PDF] Early prognostic evaluation of acute pancreatitis: an on-going challenge

K Kapoor, PA Banks - JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 2013 - serena.unina.it
Prognostic indicators that have been measured at stages to assess response to therapy
include BUN and creatinine. Serial measurements of BUN have been shown to reliably …