Background Necrotizing pancreatitis with infected necrotic tissue is associated with a high
rate of complications and death. Standard treatment is open necrosectomy. The outcome …

The clinical course of acute pancreatitis varies from mild to severe. Assessment of severity
and etiology of acute pancreatitis is important to determine the strategy of management for …

When a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) is made, fundamental medical treatment
consisting of fasting, intravenous (IV) fluid replacement, and analgesics with a close …

Background The feasibility of video-assisted retroperitoneal debridement (VARD) for
infected pancreatic walled-off necrosis is established. We provide prospective data on the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The standard treatment for patients with infected pancreatic
necrosis (IPN) is surgical necrosectomy. We compared the outcomes of surgical treatment …

Endoscopic therapy is increasingly the treatment of choice for symptomatic late
peripancreatic or pancreatic fluid collections. Some pancreatic fluid collections contain …

Acute pancreatitis in most patients is self-limited and resolves without complications or the
need for invasive procedures or surgical intervention. In a minority of patients, perhaps 10 …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Severe cases can cause
systemic inflammatory response, distant organ injury, and death. 1 The earliest …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the surgical treatment of acute pancreatitis in Italy
and to assess compliance with international guidelines. Methods A series of 1173 patients in …

Context Non-operative strategies are gaining preference in the management of patients with
severe acute pancreatitis. Objective The present study was undertaken to evaluate the …