Acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition with a variable clinical course. Its diagnosis involves a combination of clinical assessment, laboratory tests and imaging studies. Disease severity can be determined using clinical scoring systems or radiological evaluations such as the Computed Tomography Severity Index. While most cases of acute pancreatitis have a mild course, a subset of patients experience complications at both local and systemic levels. Conservative management is typically employed, but interventions are warranted in the presence of common bile duct stones or local complications such as walled-off necrosis or pseudocyst formation.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Gastrointestinal emergencies Source Type: research