title: [Acute pancreatitis: positive and etiological diagnosis, progressive forms].
abstract: The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is based on the association of an acute abdominal pain with raised level of seric lipase exceeding three fold the normal value during the first 48 h following pain occurrence. The main causes are biliary lithiasis and chronic alcoholism. Oedematous pancreatitis resume in a few days whereas severe necrotizing pancreatitis may require long staining and complex medico-surgical management.
authors: Service de chirurgie digestive, hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, 75012 Paris.
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Tavernier
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Paye