Diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis: The position statement of the Italian Association for the study of the pancreas

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 803-808

  Pezzilli, R ^a   Uomo, G ^b   Zerbi, A ^c   Gabbrielli, A ^d   Frulloni, L ^e   De Rai, P ^f   Fave, G Delle ^g   Di Carlo, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d Digestive Endoscopy Unit   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Disease management; Pancreatic necrosis; Pancreatitis; Prognosis; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; APACHE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; ITALY; JAUNDICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOCYST; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFEEDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HORMONES; HUMANS; ITALY; NECROSIS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; PANCREATITIS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 49349108760     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.02.019     Document Type: Short Survey

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