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Acute pancreatitis

Known as: Pancreatitis, acute, Pancreatite acuta, Acute pancreatic inflammation 
An acute inflammatory process that leads to necrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma. Signs and symptoms include severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting… 
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Acute pancreatitis is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal causes of hospital admission in the United States. Chronic… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Background and objective The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled standardised reporting of research and aided… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Chris E. Forsmark,* John Baillie** *Division de Gastroenterologia, Hepatologia y Nutricion University of Florida Gainesville… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular medical problems as established by… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Correspondence to: Mr C D Johnson, University Surgical Unit, Mail Point 816, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton BH24 4EW… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas mainly due to biliary obstruction or alcohol consumption… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis is based on the initial assessment of disease severity. Severe pancreatitis occurs… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Acute pancreatitis is a protean disease capable of wide clinical variation, ranging from mild discomfort to apocalyptic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
BACKGROUND Most patients with acute biliary pancreatitis have stones in the biliary tract or ampulla of Vater. Because these… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The presence and degree of pancreatic necrosis (30%, 50%, or greater than 50%) was evaluated by means of bolus injection of…