Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas that, when classified as
severe, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Promptly identifying the severity of …

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 The aim of this study was to compare the prognostic value of inflammation-based
prognostic markers with the more mature scoring system BISAP in patients with AP and …

Background Acute pancreatitis is a common disease with wide clinical variation and its
incidence is increasing. Acute pancreatitis may vary in severity, from mild self-limiting …

Acute pancreatitis is a potentially life threatening disease. The spectrum of severity of the
illness ranges from mild self‐limiting disease to a highly fatal severe necrotizing pancreatitis …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this
study was to evaluate the predictive role of inflammatory markers, particularly interleukins …

METHODS: One hundred and ninety-nine consecutive patients were admitted with the
diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) in a 5-year period (1998-2002). In a prospective design …

Abstract Background The revised Atlanta classification on acute pancreatitis (AP) presents
distinct criteria for severity categorization. Due to the lack of reliable prognostic markers, a …

Objective. Several tools have been developed for severity stratification in acute pancreatitis
(AP). They include single biochemical markers and complex scoring systems, all of which …

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) may vary in severity, from mild, self-limiting pancreatic
inflammation to rapidly progressive life-threatening clinical course. If the severity of AP can …