Approximately 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop a severe disease associated
with complications and high risk of mortality. The purpose of this study is to review …

VOLUME 56, NO. 6 (SUPPL), 2002 GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY S227 appears
better organized and at times even encapsulated (an appearance that has been termed …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis were published by the
American College of Gastroenterology in 1997 (1). These and subsequent guidelines (2–7) …

This study focuses on patients with severe acute pancreatitis complicated by organ failure
within the initial phase of the disease. Data of 158 patients with severe acute pancreatitis …

Is Severity of Necrotizing Pancreatitis Increased in Extende... : Pancreas Is Severity of
Necrotizing Pancreatitis Increased in Extended Necrosis and Infected Necrosis? : Pancreas Log …

Context Many prior studies have suggested that the majority of deaths in severe acute
pancreatitis occur late in the course of the disease as a result of pancreatic sepsis or …

The current definition of severe acute pancreatitis is based on a consensus found in Atlanta
in 1992. The socalled Atlanta classification recognizes both the pathomorphologic and …

Severe acture pancreatitis (SAP), a multisystem disease, is characterized by multiple organ
system failure and additionally by local pancreatic complications such as necrosis, abscess …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common abdominal disorder with severity varying from mild to
fatal disease. Predicting a patient's outcome remains problematic. The aim of this study was …

AIM: To determine the timing of mortality after onset of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and
the course of the disease in a large series of patients. METHODS: From July 1996 to June …