... or BIL alone. Our research focused on the clinical significance of CTR in evaluating the severity and prognosticating outcomes of acute pancreatitis (AP) in patients. Methods: Patients diagnosed with AP at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University between July 1, 2016...

... pancreatitis and higher triglyceride levels increase the risk for severe acute pancreatitis. Plasma exchange is an effective treatment method to lower triglycerides. Our study aimed to investigate the efficiency of plasma exchange as a treatment option for acute hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis (HTGP...

...Sami Fidan; Murat Erkut; Arif Mansur Cosar; Yasar Yogun; Asım Örem; Mehmet Sönmez; Mehmet Arslan Aim: Coagulation disorders may develop in association with severe acute pancreatitis (AP). Plasma thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) levels are one of the principal markers of coagulation disorder...

...Raffaele Pezzilli; Nico Pagano Background: Data regarding the involvement of the pancreas during the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scarce and conflicting. Aim: To assess the frequency of benign pancreatic diseases, that is, acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis (CP...

...Marco J. Bruno; on behalf of the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the most common indication for hospital admission and its incidence is rising. It has a variable prognosis, which is mainly dependent upon the development of persistent organ failure and infected necrotizing...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Acute pancreatitis Management Intervention Surgery Acute pancreatitis is mainly caused by gallstones...

.... In the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis, fusion of zymogen granules with lysosomes, which leads to intracellular activation of trypsinogen, is still regarded as a key step in pathophysiology. The role of activation by cathepsins and the role of autoactivation of trypsinogen are still under debate. Studies...

..., the ileum may act as a brake by release of inhibitory hormones such as PYY and somatostatin. In the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis, fusion of zymogen granules with lysosomes leading to intracellular activation of trypsinogen is regarded as an initiation step. This activation of trypsinogen may...

...D. Štimac; G. Poropat Management of acute pancreatitis represents a challenging aspect of everyday clinical practice that requires a multimodal and interdisciplinary approach. Mild cases of acute pancreatitis are usually self-limitating and treated with fluid resuscitation, analgesics, oxygen...

...A. Waldthaler; K. Schütte; P. Malfertheiner Acute pancreatitis (AP) presents clinically with either mild or severe clinical course. There are no effective specific drugs for treatment of AP today. Basic knowledge about pathophysiological processes is the key for the development of novel therapeutic...

...V. Válek; Z. Kala; P. Dítě Diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis is a complex interdisciplinary team problem. Without knowledge of classification and the current opinion of other experts on this disease, the radiologist cannot be an adequate partner in this team. Nonetheless...

...Thomas W. Frick; Daniel E. Speiser; Daniel Bimmler; Felix Largiadèr A comprehensive literature search was performed to collect all available data on drug-induced pancreatitis. Strong evidence for an association with acute pancreatitis has been described for anticholinesterases, calcium 2’,3...

...P. Meyer; P.A. Clavien; J. Robert; H. Hauser; A. Rohner This paper is a review of some aspects of acute pancreatitis (AP) (definition criteria, outcome, and prognostic factors) and a reminder of the invaluable contribution of computed tomography (CT) in confirming the diagnosis of AP...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Acute pancreatitis Surgical management Indications Necrosectomy and lavage therapy Dig Dis 1992:10:354-362 M. Büchler IV. Uhl H. G. Beger Department of General Surgen' University...

...Sing Lam; Simmy Bank The mortality of acute pancreatitis has steadily decreased over the last two decades while the incidence of acute pancreatitis has doubled, however, it still ranges from 5 to 10% in some university centers. Patients with chronic pancreatitis also have a diminished survival rate...

...Paul Georg Lankisch; Markus M. Lerch Acute pancreatitis is a disease of increasing prevalence, unchanged mortality over many decades, and limited treatment strategies. Progress has been made in developing therapies that reduce the rate of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP...

... pancreatitis has been reported in a few cases treated with atorvastatin, fluvastatin and simvastatin. A 86-year-old man with long-standing history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, who was treated with lisinopril 10 mg and atorvastatin 20 mg once daily presented with acute pancreatitis. Other causes...

...Vuk Savkovic; Sebastian Gaiser; Juan L. Iovanna; Hans Bödeker Most attacks of acute pancreatitis display a self-limiting course. This suggests that pancreatic acinar cells may be able to protect themselves against cellular injury thus preventing further progression of the disease. In this review we...

...Costas Avgerinos; Spiros Delis; Spyros Rizos; Christos Dervenis Acute pancreatitis (AP), mainly the severe necrotizing type, results in extreme energy demands which might lead, if prolonged, to severe malnutrition. Besides that, starving during AP contributes to gut barrier dysfunction, the main...

... towards a more conservative approach. Initially, severe acute pancreatitis is characterized by the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Early management is non-surgically and solely supportive. A specific treatment still does not exist. In cases of necrotizing disease, prophylactic antibiotics should...