Objective: In this review, we focus on studies that examined such prognostic indices in
relation to predicting a fatal outcome from pancreatitis. Summary Background Data: Acute …

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 …

Objective Minimally invasive surgical necrosectomy and endoscopic necrosectomy,
compared with open necrosectomy, might improve outcomes in necrotising pancreatitis …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There have been few clinical studies of systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) in patients with acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to …

BACKGROUND: Although EUS-guided cyst-gastrostomy is increasingly being performed,
there are no studies that compare the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness with surgical …

Walled‐off necrosis (WON) is a relatively new term for encapsulated necrotic tissue after
severe acute pancreatitis. Various terminologies such as pseudocyst, necroma, pancreatic …

Background Acute pancreatitis has a variable natural history and in a proportion of patients
is associated with severe complications and a significant risk of death. The various tools …

Context The clinical course of severe acute pancreatitis may be complicated by organ
failure. Objective We studied the incidence of organ failure and the correlation of the extent …

Background Multiple organ failure and early surgery are associated with high morbimortality
after open necrosectomy. Data are mostly derived from historical cohorts with early …

Source control refers to the spectrum of physical measures that are undertaken to control a
focus of infection, and to facilitate restoration of optimal anatomy and physiology. These …