[Clinical aspects of acute pancreatitis].
55 patients with acute pancreatitis were treated at this institution between 1979 and 1984. The female/male ratio was 3:2. Biliary pancreatitis was found in 51%. In 15% alcohol was the cause, while in 34% the etiology remained unknown. The main symptoms were acute abdominal pain (100%), nausea and vomiting (51%), fever (35%), and peritoneal irritation (27%). Twenty-two patients were treated conservatively, while the remainder underwent surgery either in or after the acute phase of the disease. Hospital mortality was 0% for a Ranson Score up to 4.25% for 5/6 and 50% for greater than 6.
Klinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
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Röthlin
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Geroulanos
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis
Zur Klinik der akuten Pankreatitis.