title: [Acute pancreatitis: our experience in the light of natural history].
abstract: The Authors enumerate main steps of acute pancreatitis natural history. Then they discuss their last five years case-report. After having stated that clinical presentation depends on anatomo-pathological conditions, they consider aetiological causes and morphopathogenetic moments involved in the onset and development of this disease. They conclude stating how only proper diagnosis and treatment can prevent its potential evolution in multiorgan failure.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Messina, Cattedra di Chirurgia dell'Apparato Digerente.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbuscia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgone
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melita
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Paparo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanó
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Praticó
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011480:Protease Inhibitors