Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Kapil Gupta, Bechien Wu
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

In the Clinic2 November 2010Acute PancreatitisBarbara J. Turner, MD, MSED, Sankey Williams, MD, Darren Taichman, MD, PhD, Kapil Gupta, MD, MPH, and Bechien Wu, MD, MPHBarbara J. Turner, MD, MSEDSearch for more papers by this author, Sankey Williams, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Darren Taichman, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Kapil Gupta, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this author, and Bechien Wu, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-9-201011020-01005 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that can occur as an isolated event or relapsing episodes. Acute pancreatitis is a heterogeneous disease ranging from minimal pancreatic inflammation seen in mild interstitial pancreatitis to extensive pancreatic necrosis and liquefaction of severe attacks. Diagnosis is based on the presence at least 2 of 3 features: abdominal pain; increased pancreatic enzyme, amylase, and/or lipase levels to ≥3 times the upper limit of normal; and imaging tests showing characteristic findings of acute pancreatitis (1). Alcohol and gallstones are the two most common causes, but there are many less common causes. ...References1. Bradley EL. A clinically based classification system for acute pancreatitis: Summary of the International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, Ga; September 11-13, 1992. Arch Surg;1993;128:586-90. [PMID: 8489394] Google Scholar2. Fagenholz PJ, Castillo CF, Harris NS, Pelletier AJ, Camargo CA Jr. Increasing United States hospital admissions for acute pancreatitis, 1988-2003. Ann Epidemiol. 2007;17:491-7. 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