Acute pancreatitis represents a disorder characterized by acute necroinflammatory changes
of the pancreas and is histologically characterized by acinar cell destruction. Diagnosed …

Background Acute pancreatitis is a frequent reason for patient presentation to the
emergency department (ED) and the most common gastrointestinal disease resulting in …

Background Infected necrotising pancreatitis is a potentially lethal disease and an indication
for invasive intervention. The surgical step-up approach is the standard treatment. A …

1 ESGE suggests using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) as the first-line
imaging modality on admission when indicated and up to the 4th week from onset in the …

Objective: To study the outcome of acute collections occurring in patients with acute
pancreatitis Background: There are limited data on natural history of acute collections …

Background Decision-making on invasive intervention in patients with clinical signs of
infected necrotizing pancreatitis is often related to the presence of gas configurations and …

Background Infected pancreatic necrosis, which occurs in about 40% of patients admitted for
acute necrotizing pancreatitis, requires combined antibiotic therapy and local drainage …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammation of the glandular parenchyma of the
retroperitoneal organ that leads to injury with or without subsequent destruction of the …

Background and objectives Percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) is used as a first step in
the management of symptomatic fluid collections in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). We …

The management of infected pancreatic necrosis has historically been based on early, open
necro-sectomy, associated with significant mortality. In recent years, an evidence based …