The role of the inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis and its relation with the clinical
course was examined. This study examined if the serial measurement of polymorphonuclear …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that affects
approximately 80,000 individuals in the United States annually [1]. The clinical course of AP …

Most attacks of acute pancreatitis are mild and self-limiting. In 10-20% of the cases,
however, severe disease with multiple systemic complications develops. During the last few …

Complexes of granulocyte elastase and α 1-antitrypsin are markers for granulocyte
activation. In 75 patients with acute pancreatitis these complexes were immunologically …

One out of ten cases of acute pancreatitis develops into severe acute pancreatitis which is a
life threatening disorder with a high mortality rate. The other nine cases are self limiting and …

The present study examines the value of C-reactive protein (CRP) determinations in the
assessment of the severity of acute pancreatitis and the correlation of CRP with serum …

We analyzed the role of polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMN)-elastase in predicting the
prognosis of patients with acute pancreatitis in comparison with C-reactive protein (CRP) …

The case mortality for acute pancreatitis in the UK has remained largely unchanged, at just
under 10% for the last 30 years. This is despite improvements in intensive therapy, radiology …

It has been suggested that the severity of an attack of acute pancreatitis is related to the
presence of intraglandular trypsinogen activation and that disease severity is also reflected …

Acute pancreatitis is a common digestive disease of which the severity may vary from mild,
edematous to severe, necrotizing disease. An improved outcome in the severe form of the …