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Acute pancreatitis |
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| Authors: | Karen StevensonC. Ross Carter |
| Affiliation: | Karen Stevenson PhD FRCS is a Specialty Registrar at the West of Scotland Pancreatico-biliary Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared; C Ross Carter MD FRCS is a Consultant Surgeon at the West of Scotland Pancreatico-biliary Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared |
| Abstract: | Acute pancreatitis is a common diagnosis and its incidence may be rising. The commonest aetiological agents remain gallstones and alcohol misuse. Eighty percent of patients will have a mild attack which resolves within a few days without specific treatment. Severe disease is characterized by a significant systemic inflammatory response which may be associated with varying degrees of organ dysfunction. The mortality in patients with multi-organ failure may be as high as 50%. |
| Keywords: | Acute pancreatitis multi-organ failure necrosectomy pancreatic necrosis severity scoring |
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