Acute Pancreatitis: Radiologic Diagnosis and 2012 Revised Atlanta Classification

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas with variable severity and prognosis depending on the presence of associated local or systemic complications. Acute pancreatitis is the leading gastrointestinal cause of hospitalization in the United States, and gallstones and alcohol abuse are the first and second most common causes of acute pancreatitis, respectively.1 Radiologists play a critical role in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and identification of its complications to guide treatment and intervention.
Source: Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology - Category: Radiology Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research