Pancreatitis Treatment and Complications

• Другие авторы: Rodrigo Saez, Luis (Редактор)
• Формат: Электронный ресурс Глава книги
• Язык: английский
• Опубликовано: IntechOpen 2012
• Предметы: Endocrinology; Hepatology
• Online-ссылка: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...