Acute pancreatitis (AP) was the third most common gastrointestinal diagnosis in 2012,
resulting in approximately 275,000 admissions and costing about $2.6 billion. 1, 2 It is also …

Background: The management of acute pancreatitis (AP) is still based on speculative and
unproven paradigms in many centers. Therefore, we performed an evidence-based analysis …

Acute pancreatitis is a heterogeneous illness. Most patients experience a mild course of
disease, but one third will develop local complications and/or organ failure associated with …

This Review covers the latest developments in the treatment of acute pancreatitis. The
Atlanta Classification of acute pancreatitis has been revised, proposing several new terms …

Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
associated with significant morbidity and mortality that requires up-to-date and evidence …

There has been an increase in the incidence of acute pancreatitis reported worldwide.
Despite improvements in access to care, imaging and interventional techniques, acute …

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 …

Acute pancreatitis is a frequently devastating pancreatic inflammation that has been
associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization costs. 1 The incidence of …

More treatment modalities that are less invasive became available and a trend towards less
aggressive treatments (fluids, starvation, interventions, opiates) of acute pancreatitis is again …

Background/Purpose: To provide a framework for clinicians to manage acute pancreatitis,
evidence-based guidelines have been developed by the Japanese Society of Abdominal …