Abstract This Position Paper contains clinically oriented guidelines by the Italian Association
for the Study of the Pancreas (AISP) for the diagnosis and treatment of severe acute …

Background The diagnosis, early assessment, and management of severe acute
pancreatitis remain difficult clinical problems. This article presents the consensus obtained …

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), which is the most serious type of this disorder, is
associated with high morbidity and mortality. SAP runs a biphasic course. During the first 1-2 …

The decision to operate on a patient with severe acute pancreatitis is often difficult and
requires mature clinical judgment. Those indications that are widely accepted include: 1. For …

Background Acute pancreatitis is still associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Current management guidelines are sometimes equivocal, particularly in relation to the …

Background Severe acute pancreatitis is a subtype of acute pancreatitis, associated with
multiple organ failure and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this qualitative …

Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) continues to be a serious gastrointestinal
disease with relevant morbidity and mortality. Summary: Successful clinical management …

The clinical course of an episode of acute pancreatitis varies from a mild, transitory illness to
a severe often necrotizing form with distant organ failure and a mortality rate of 20–40 …

Introduction: The following is a summary of the official guidelines of the Italian Association
for the Study of the Pancreas regarding the medical, endoscopic and surgical management …

The incidence of acute pancreatitis continues to rise, inducing substantial medical and
social burden, with annual costs exceeding $2 billion in the United States alone. Although …