Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease with varied severity, ranging from mild
local inflammation to severe systemic involvement resulting in substantial mortality. Early …

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that frequently involves
peripancreatic tissues and at times remote organ systems. The severity of the disease varies …

Background: In predicted severe acute pancreatitis, many patients develop organ failure and
recover without local complications, and mortality is only 14–30%. It has been suggested …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease that normally runs a benign course in the
majority of patients. However in up to 20% of individuals the disease is severe and may be …

Approximately 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop a severe disease associated
with complications and high risk of mortality. The purpose of this study is to review …

Acute pancreatitis is a common inflammatory disorder of the pancreas resulting in
considerable morbidity and a mortality rate of approximately 5%. Although there are no …

Acute pancreatitis is a disorder that has numerous causes and an obscure pathogenesis.
Bile duct stones and alcohol abuse together account for about 80% of acute pancreatitis …

The underlying mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis are ill
understood. The mortality rate of this disease has not significantly improved over the past …

The cellular events leading to acute pancreatitis are not well defined and the mechanism by
which known aetiological factors initiate the disease process remains to be established …

Materials and Methods Two hundred male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of the
following experimental groups. In two groups, acute necrotizing pancreatitis was induced by …