Practical guide to the management of acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is characterised by inflammation of the exocrine pancreas and is associated with acinar cell injury and both a local and systemic inflammatory response. AP may range in severity from self-limiting, characterised by mild pancreatic oedema, to severe systemic inflammation with pancreatic necrosis, organ failure and death. Several international guidelines have been developed including those from the joint International Association of Pancreatology and American Pancreatic Association, American College of Gastroenterology and British Society of Gastroenterology. Here we discuss current diagnostic and management challenges and address the common dilemmas in AP.

• Publication year

  2019

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  Frontline Gastroenterology

• Publication date

  2019-03-02

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/flgastro-2018-101102PMID 31288253PMCID PMC6583768
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