Background: The end result of leakage of pancreatic juice into the peripancreatic space can
be sterile necrosis, infected necrosis, or rupture into an adjacent hollow viscus or blood …

Aim To assess the efficiency and safety of parenteral analgesics for pain relief in acute
pancreatitis. Materials and methods We carried out an electronic search of PubMed …

Objective. Patients with hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI) are at risk for increased
mortality and further medical complications. Evaluating these patients with a prediction tool …

Background/aims Early assessment of disease severity and vigilant patient monitoring are
key factors for adequate treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of this study was to …

Objectives: The 1992 Atlanta classification is a clinically based classification system that
defines the severity and complications of acute pancreatitis. The purpose of this review was …

BACKGROUND: A “step-up” approach is currently the treatment of choice for acute
necrotizing pancreatitis. Our aim was to evaluate the outcome of minimally invasive …

Introduction: The relationship between pancreatitis and dyslipidaemia is unclear. Patients
and Methods: Admissions with acute pancreatitis were prospectively evaluated. A …

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas that may also involve
surrounding tissues or remote organs. The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis was …

Background: To assess the analgesic efficacy and side effects of buprenorphine and
procaine in patients with acute pancreatitis. Methods: Forty patients (average age, 50 years; …

Methods This overview was prepared from a continuous review of publications in
gastroenterology and general medicine journals, supplemented by a formal Medline search …