Evaluation and management of acute pancreatitis

AT Chatila, M Bilal, P Guturu - World journal of clinical cases, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common gastrointestinal causes for hospi-
talization in the United States. In 2015, AP accounted for approximately 390000 …

Early routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography strategy versus early conservative management strategy in acute gallstone pancreatitis

F Tse, Y Yuan - Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The role and timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) in acute gallstone pancreatitis remains controversial. A number of clinical trials and …

American College of Gastroenterology guideline: management of acute pancreatitis

S Tenner, J Baillie, J DeWitt… - Official journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
This guideline presents recommendations for the management of patients with acute
pancreatitis (AP). During the past decade, there have been new understandings and …

Practical guidelines for acute pancreatitis

R Pezzilli, A Zerbi, V Di Carlo, C Bassi, GF Delle Fave… - Pancreatology, 2010 - karger.com
Introduction: The following is a summary of the official guidelines of the Italian Association
for the Study of the Pancreas regarding the medical, endoscopic and surgical management …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes of early versus delayed cholecystectomy in patients with mild to moderate acute biliary pancreatitis: a randomized prospective study

SL Jee, R Jarmin, KF Lim, K Raman - Asian journal of surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background In patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP), cholecystectomy is mandatory
to prevent further biliary events, but the precise timing of cholecystectomy for mild to …

ERCP for gallstone pancreatitis

EL Fogel, S Sherman - New England Journal of Medicine, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
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Surgical treatment of gallstones

KS Gurusamy, BR Davidson - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2010 - gastro.theclinics.com
About 5% to 25% of the adult western population have gallstones. 1–4 About 2% to 4%
become symptomatic each year. 3, 5, 6 Most common symptoms are upper abdominal pain …

Recent developments in acute pancreatitis

R Talukdar, SS Vege - Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, 2009 - Elsevier
The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) has been increasing worldwide, but the major
etiologies remain gallstones and alcohol. Several studies have reported that smoking is an …

Gallstone pancreatitis: a review

D Cucher, N Kulvatunyou, DJ Green, T Jie… - Surgical …, 2014 - surgical.theclinics.com
Gallstone disease is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis in the Western world. 1–4
In most cases, gallstone pancreatitis (GSP) is a mild and self-limiting disease, and patients …

Pancreatitis

AY Hammad, M Ditillo, L Castanon - Surgical Clinics, 2018 - surgical.theclinics.com
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammation of the glandular parenchyma of the
retroperitoneal organ that leads to injury with or without subsequent destruction of the …