title: Emergency complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is a common disease with a relatively high morbidity and mortality. In contrast, chronic pancreatitis is a recurrent disease with multiple potential complications that occasionally require urgent intervention. This article focuses on the emergency complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis that require urgent intervention. Recent developments in the diagnosis and management of such complications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Division of Gastroenterology, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA.
authors.forename: Ngai-Moh
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology