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Readmission in acute pancreatitis: Etiology, risk factors, and opportunities for improvement

Surgery Open Science, 2022
Acute pancreatitis is associated with a readmission rate ranging from 7 to 34%. Readmission rates are highest among biliary (4–37%) and alcohol-induced (2–60%) acute pancreatitis.
Brittany D. Bogan, Sean P. McGuire, Thomas K. Maatman   +2 more
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Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide.
Ulaş Aday, Ercan Gedik, Mehmet Tolga Kafadar, Erdal Özbek   +3 more
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Pancreatic Pseudocyst With Thoracic Extension: A Clinicoradiological Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
CECT sagittal view shows an enlarged, heterogeneously enhancing pancreas with a peripancreatic collection extending into the posterior mediastinum and compressing the esophagus with massive right pleural fluid noted. ABSTRACT Pancreatic pseudocysts are encapsulated, enzyme‐rich peripancreatic fluid collections that typically develop following acute or ...
Thapa S, Kunwar B, Ghimire A, Shinde MS, Kushwaha A, Gaire A, Kunwar J, Adhikari BB.   +7 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: Trichobezoar-induced pancreatitis unraveled. [PDF]

JPGN Rep
Abstract Trichobezoars are rare hair‐based intraluminal foreign bodies that may cause significant gastrointestinal complications, particularly when extending into the duodenum as in Rapunzel syndrome. We report the case of an 11‐year‐old girl with sensory processing difficulties and undiagnosed avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), who ...
Scott H, Sansguiri A, Polachek A, Matthews S, Mehta M.   +4 more
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Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
Acute pancreatitis may be clinically mild or severe. Severe acute pancreatitis is usually a result of pancreatic glandular necrosis. The morbidity and mortality associated with acute pancreatitis are substantially higher when necrosis is present, especially when the area of necrosis is also infected.1 It is important to identify patients with ...
T H, Baron, D E, Morgan
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Right Upper Quadrant Pain Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a standard for diagnosing and treating hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) diseases in clinical settings. ERCP-related complications are relatively common, ranging from 4 to 30%.
Lan Thi Nguyen, Dang Hai Do, An Duc Thai, Hoa Thi Nguyen   +3 more
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Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis in Children [PDF]

The Journal of Pediatrics, 2013
To describe the etiologic factors, course, and outcome of acute necrotizing pancreatitis in children.We performed a retrospective study of children with necrotizing pancreatitis diagnosed during the last 21 years at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital.
Aileen, Raizner, Uma Padhye, Phatak, Kenneth, Baker, Mohini G, Patel, Sohail Z, Husain, Dinesh S, Pashankar   +5 more
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Infected Necrosis in Severe Pancreatitis - Combined Nonsurgical Multi-Drainage with Directed Transabdominal High-Volume Lavage in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Infection of pancreatic necrosis is a life-threatening complication during the course of acute pancreatitis. In critically ill patients, surgical or extended endoscopic interventions are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Minimally
A. Meining, A. Umgelter, Baron, Beger, Bradley, Bradley, Branum, C. Prinz, Connor, Connor, Dellinger, Fernandez-del Castillo, Hartwig, Isenmann, J. Gaa, L. Ludwig, M. Bajbouj, McKay, Nathens, Nordback, R.M. Schmid, Sand, Sarr, Seewald, Seifert, Seifert, Tsiotos, Tzovaras, V. Becker, W. Huber, Werner, Whitcomb   +31 more
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Pancreatic phospholipase A2 activity in acute pancreatitis: A prognostic marker for early identification of patients at risk [PDF]

, 2002
Remarkably elevated levels of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) are measurable in human blood samples in cases of acute pancreatitis. The source of the enzyme was first thought to be exclusively the pancreas, but now it is generally accepted that two ...
Aufenanger, Johannes, Bertsch, Thomas, Fassbender, Klaus, Quintel, Michael, Samman, Michael, Zimmer, Wilma   +5 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RANSON SCORE IN ACUTE PANCREATITIS: ITS VALUE IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING UPON ADMISSION

İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023
Objective: Ranson criteria, introduced in 1974, was the first clinical prediction rule for acute pancreatitis in which five admission parameters and six (or five) late components collected within 48 hours were used to reach a clinical decision.
Naci Şenkal, Latif Karahan, Ali Emre Bardak, Hilal Konyaoğlu, Ebru Teberik Kama, İsmail İnci, Leman Damla Ercan, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Tufan Tükek   +8 more
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