Acute pancreatitis and management of its complications is a common consult for the acute
care surgeon. With the ongoing development of both operative and endoscopic treatment …

Background Acute pancreatitis is a significant challenge to health services. Remarkable
progress has been made in the last decade in optimizing its management. Methods This …

Acute pancreatitis may vary in severity, from mild, self-limiting pancreatic inflammation to
pancreatic necrosis with life-threatening sequelae. In the majority of the more than 185,000 …

Background Acute pancreatitis is a common diagnosis which requires a prompt diagnosis
and management by a multidisciplinary team with often general surgeons as the initial …

Importance In the United States, acute pancreatitis is one of the leading causes of hospital
admission from gastrointestinal diseases, with approximately 300 000 emergency …

Acute pancreatitis is a common disease with a relatively high morbidity and mortality. About
20% of patients develop severe or life-threatening complications that require critical care [1] …

Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. It
requires acute hospitalization, with a reported annual incidence of 13 to 45 cases per …

Acute pancreatitis is the most common gastro-intestinal indication for acute hospitalization
and its incidence continues to rise. In severe pancreatitis, morbidity and mortality remains …

Acute pancreatitis, a disease caused by inflammation of the pancreas often involving local
tissues and systemic organs, is a serious condition that frequently requires intensive care …

In recent years, treatment of severe acute pancreatitis has shifted away from early surgical
treatment to aggressive intensive care. While the treatment is conservative in the early …