Acute pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis is an important and extremely common cause of acute hospital admission which may be associated with major morbidity and mortality. Modern treatment is largely supportive with a limited role for surgery.
Murphy
J O
JO
Department of Surgery, Adelaide and Meath Incorporating the National Childrens Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Mehigan
B J
BJ
Keane
F B V
FB
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D002097:C-Reactive Protein