OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare the modified CT severity index
(MCTSI) with the CT severity index (CTSI) regarding assessment of severity parameters in …

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) varies in severity, prompting development of systems
aimed at predicting prognosis to help guide therapy. Although several prediction …

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) …

OBJECTIVES: The early identification of clinically severe acute pancreatitis (AP) is critical for
the triage and treatment of patients. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is limited information on the incidence of and factors
associated with severe disease among patients with interstitial pancreatitis (IP). We …

OBJECTIVE: A study was designed to reevaluate hemoconcentration as an early marker of
severe and/or necrotizing pancreatitis and compare it against contrast-enhanced CT, the …

Background: Early computed tomography (CT)(within 4 full days after symptom onset) may
be performed to distinguish acute pancreatitis (AP) from other intra-abdominal conditions or …

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 …

Several tools have been developed for severity stratification in acute pancreatitis. They
include single biochemical markers, imaging methods, and complex scoring systems, all of …

Results 44 patients were classified as mild and 34 as severe pancreatitis. When we
compared LRPT, only that for the Balthazar score (11.2157) was able to generate large and …