The Role of Surgery in the Management of Acute Pancreatitis

The clinical course of an episode of acute pancreatitis varies from a mild, transitory form to a severe necrotizing form characterized by multisystem organ failure and mortality in 20% to 40% of cases. Mild pancreatitis does not need specialized treatment, and surgery is necessary only to treat unde...

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Main Authors: Beat Gloor, Waldemar Uhl, Christophe A Müller, Markus W Büchler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/710910
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