Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis may be acute or chronic. Although they can be caused by similar aetiologies, they tend to follow distinct natural histories. Around 80% of acute pancreatitis (AP) diagnoses occur as secondary to gallstone disease and alcohol misuse. This disease is commonly associated with the sudden on...
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| description | Pancreatitis may be acute or chronic. Although they can be caused by similar aetiologies, they tend to follow distinct natural histories. Around 80% of acute pancreatitis (AP) diagnoses occur as secondary to gallstone disease and alcohol misuse. This disease is commonly associated with the sudden onset of upper abdominal that is usually severe enough to warrant the patient seeking urgent medical attention. Overall, 10 to 25% of AP episodes are classified as severe, leading to an associated mortality rate of 7 to 30%. Treatment is conservative and consists of general medical support performed by experienced teams, sometimes in ICUs. Although most cases of acute pancreatitis are uncomplicated and resolve spontaneously, the presence of complications has significant prognostic importance. Necrosis, hemorrhage, and infection convey rates of up to 25%, 50%, and 80% mortality, respectively. Other complications such as pseudocyst formation, pseudoaneurysm formation, or venous thrombosis increase morbidity and mortality to a lesser degree. The presence of pancreatic infection must be avoided. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-656702024-03-31T22:44:14Z Pancreatitis Rodrigo Saez, Luis Hepatology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology Pancreatitis may be acute or chronic. Although they can be caused by similar aetiologies, they tend to follow distinct natural histories. Around 80% of acute pancreatitis (AP) diagnoses occur as secondary to gallstone disease and alcohol misuse. This disease is commonly associated with the sudden onset of upper abdominal that is usually severe enough to warrant the patient seeking urgent medical attention. Overall, 10 to 25% of AP episodes are classified as severe, leading to an associated mortality rate of 7 to 30%. Treatment is conservative and consists of general medical support performed by experienced teams, sometimes in ICUs. Although most cases of acute pancreatitis are uncomplicated and resolve spontaneously, the presence of complications has significant prognostic importance. Necrosis, hemorrhage, and infection convey rates of up to 25%, 50%, and 80% mortality, respectively. Other complications such as pseudocyst formation, pseudoaneurysm formation, or venous thrombosis increase morbidity and mortality to a lesser degree. The presence of pancreatic infection must be avoided. 2021-04-20T15:23:03Z 2021-04-20T15:23:03Z 2012 book ONIX_20210420_9789535101093_1027 9789535101093 9789535168317 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65670 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/983/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/1488 10.5772/1488 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789535101093 9789535168317 IntechOpen 226 open access |
| spellingShingle | Hepatology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology Pancreatitis |
| title | Pancreatitis |
| title_full | Pancreatitis |
| title_fullStr | Pancreatitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pancreatitis |
| title_short | Pancreatitis |
| title_sort | pancreatitis |
| topic | Hepatology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology |
| topic_facet | Hepatology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology |
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