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

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is no consistency between the individual studies in the
literature on whether organ failure (OF) or infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is the main …

Background: Although the incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children is increasing,
management recommendations rely on adult published guidelines. Pediatric-specific …

An international working group has modified the Atlanta classification for acute pancreatitis
to update the terminology and provide simple functional clinical and morphologic …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis were published by the
American College of Gastroenterology in 1997 (1). These and subsequent guidelines (2–7) …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe inflammation of the pancreas presented with sudden
onset and severe abdominal pain with a high morbidity and mortality rate, if accompanied by …

OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the ability of the bedside index for
severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) score to predict mortality as well as intermediate …

Background In a complex disease such as acute pancreatitis, correct terminology and clear
definitions are important. The clinically based Atlanta Classification was formulated in 1992 …

Mild acute pancreatitis has a low mortality rate, but patients with severe acute pancreatitis
are more likely to develop complications and have a much higher death rate. Although …

Objective: To clarify the roles of organ failure and infection in the outcome of necrotizing
pancreatitis. Background: Results of previous cohort studies that focused on the roles of …