Regardless of whether the initiating event is alcohol, gallstones or some other less common
cause, acute pancreatitis progresses in a predictable manner eventually leading to failure of …

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease, which varies in severity from mild to severe.
Factors determining the severity of pancreatitis are not known. It is generally believed that …

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 (AP) is a common disease, which usually exists in its mild form. However,
in a fifth of cases, the disease is severe, with local pancreatic complications or systemic …

The incidence of acute pancreatitis is growing and worldwide population-based studies
report a doubling or tripling since the 1970s. 25% of acute pancreatitis are severe and …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is characterised by inflammation of the exocrine pancreas and is
associated with acinar cell injury and both a local and systemic inflammatory response. AP …

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder of the exocrine pancreas associated with
tissue injury and necrosis. The disease can be mild, involving only the pancreas, and …

Acute pancreatitis is a disease of variable severity in which some patients experience mild,
self-limited attacks, whereas others manifest a severe, highly morbid, and frequently lethal …

Studies using experimental models indicate that the earliest changes in acute pancreatitis
involve intra-acinar cell events including the co-localization of lysosomal hydrolases with …

The incidence of acute pancreatitis varies considerably between regions and is estimated at
5–80 per 100,000 population. The mortality rate of acute edematous-interstitial pancreatitis …