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Patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) typically present with severe, continuous upper abdominal pain radiating to the back. Severe cases may develop organ failure, and local complications such as fluid collections and pancreatic necrosis may occur. Treatment is predominantly conservative in the form of pain relief by narcotics and aggressive fluid resuscitation. Patients with severe AP may require monitoring and treatment in the intensive care unit, prophylactic antibiotics, enteral nutrition and debridement of infected necrotic pancreatic tissue.