Nutrition, inflammation, and acute pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis is acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Nutrition has a number of anti-inflammatory effects that could affect outcomes of patients with pancreatitis. Further, it is the most promising nonspecific treatment modality in acute pancreatitis to date. This paper summarizes the best available evidence regarding the use of nutrition with a view of optimising clinical management of patients with acute pancreatitis.
Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Max
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Petrov