Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

Pages: 527 - 554
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that can involve regional tissues or even remote organs. In 80–85% of cases AP is self-limiting with minimal clinical manifestations (Bradley 1993). In some cases, however, it can cause even a multiorgan failure (MOF) (Bollen et al. 2007). In this last subset of patients the mortality rate reaches 30% (Foster et al. 2016; Whitcomb 2006). The management of AP is complex and...
Paper Details
Title
Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Pages
527 - 554
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