Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, the gland located behind the stomach that is responsible for secreting digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon that regulate how the body metabolizes carbohydrates. There are roughly 17–24 per 100,000 new cases per year of pancreatit...
Dear Editor,Acute pancreatitis is a common acute abdominal disease characterized by increased serum levels of pancreatic enzymes [1], and is a potentially life-threatening disease with increasing incidence [2]. Approximately 15-20 % of patients die from the disease [3], while 20 % experience res...
In order to get a proper diagnosis, it is recommended to get your symptoms evaluated properly by a medical professional. This is particularly important because undermining your condition and not tending to it promptly can give rise to a number of far more serious and life-threatening complications...
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Computed tomography is the preferred imaging modality used to detect this life-threating condition. The management of emphysematous pancreatitis consists of conservative measures, image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage or endoscopic therapy, and surgical intervention, which is delayed as long as ...
Pancreatitis is a condition that may be mild and self-limiting, though it can also lead to severe complications that can be life-threatening. The acute form of pancreatitis, in its most severe form, can have deleterious effects on many other body organs, including the lungs and kidneys. What...
The pancreas exhibits a wide spectrum of response to insult. Very often acute pancreatitis is an uncomplicated, self-limited disease. At the other end of the spectrum pancreatitis is complicated and life threatening (2, 4, 8). To patients at these extremes totally different therapeutic measures ...
abdomen responsible for producing digestive enzymes. When the pancreas becomes inflamed, these enzymes start to damage the pancreas itself, leading to severe pain, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Pancreatitis is a serious condition requiring immediate medical attention to prevent life-threatening ...
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of glandular parenchyma leading to injury or destruction of acinar components. The pathologic process could result in a self-limiting disease with no sequelae or in catastrophic autodigestion activity with systemic cytotoxic effects and life-threatening complications in the ...
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