Acute pancreatitis: A literature review

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Jha, Rajiv K ^a   Ma, Qingyong ^a   Sha, Huanchen ^a   Palikhe, Muna ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Clinical features; Complications; Diagnosis; Literature review; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROCALCITONIN; RESVERATROL; ROSIGLITAZONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TRYPSINOGEN ACTIVATION PEPTIDE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FLUID THERAPY; GALLSTONE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650650723     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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